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Germany Overtakes US in Ammunition Production Capacity

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Re: Germany Overtakes US in Ammunition Production Capacity

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Post by mcv »

pepperoni_pizza wrote: post #58
ragebol wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do renewables create a dependency on fossil fuels? This dependency already existed before renewables in the current sense were a thing. If anything, renewables help existing stock of fossil fuels last longer as you don't burn as much when renewables are generating.

The way they do renewables in some places: * solar with no storage * shutting down existing nuclear * natural gas peaker plants * making everyone to use natural gas for heating by making it much cheaper than electricity * slowing down the EV rollout by keeping to subsidize gas and diesel could definitely be seen as a scheme to make the fossil fuel gravy train last as long as possible. And that's not even talking abou…

Gas for heating used to be the standard but is on its way out now. My house hasn't had a gas connection for 8 years, and many people qre switching to heat pumps and other cleaner methods of heating.

Re: Germany Overtakes US in Ammunition Production Capacity

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Post by SideburnsOfDoom »

laughing_man wrote: post #128
SideburnsOfDoom wrote: post #108

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I see your opinion there, and I do not place any value in it.

And I give that sentiment all the consideration it deserves.

And a good day to you too. Bye.

Re: Germany Overtakes US in Ammunition Production Capacity

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Post by frm88 »

spwa4 wrote: post #125
frm88 wrote: post #101

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even Spain's current government Where do you get this from? Is this a remark that comes from antipathy to social democracy? Every speech by Sanchez that I have listened to over the last year has him promoting free trade, even the wiki says so: Sánchez has been a strong advocate for finalizing the long-negotiated EU–Mercosur Free Trade Agreement,[170] which aims to establish one of the world's largest free trade areas…

He is pushing really hard to renegotiate Gibraltar, and has even booked some success there (the fence is taken down). He's artifically pushing the Spanish economy in the region, and he's also sending in ships on a regular basis (no change from previous Spanish governments there) that UK has to chase away. Why do you think that is? If you want to know: Spain's official story is they want it back because "it's inconven…

and has even booked some success there (the fence is taken down).

He negotiated that with the UK so that the whole border control thing could be ameliated that made commerce and travel more difficult than strictly necessary. I would argue that is more in the vein of enabling free trade than installing a tax.

As for the UK chasing spanish ships, do you have a link?

I mean, he is arguing for the UK to return to the EU every chance he gets and that was part of the negotiations for Gibraltar, is that what you object to?

https://spanishnewstoday.com/s%C3%A1nchez-and-starmer-seal-n...

Re: Germany Overtakes US in Ammunition Production Capacity

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Post by tpm »

laughing_man wrote: post #60
pfdietz wrote: post #17

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The US is teetering on the edge of a financial abyss. These are all just foreshocks.

If this is true, it's more true of the larger European countries.

Please do try to substantiate this with numbers.

Re: Germany Overtakes US in Ammunition Production Capacity

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Post by lostlogin »

sajithdilshan wrote: post #98
lostlogin wrote: post #92

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If we’re comparing Nazis, can we include both sides of the Atlantic?

I wasn't comparing Nazis but the reality. Maybe that's your narrative

I thought you were comping 1930s politics to current events.

I’m saying that your comment broadly works when you compare current US politics to 1930s German politics (nuclear policy aside).

Re: Germany Overtakes US in Ammunition Production Capacity

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Post by general1465 »

m000 wrote: post #85

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Russia would conquer Eastern Europe and reestablish Eastern Block and USSR if they would not be stuck in Ukraine. It is not even a secret, Putin himself stated those goals. He does not want some part of Donbas of whatever, he wants WHOLE Ukraine all the way to Uzhghorod.

https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/12/21/us-intelligence-putin-...

Re: Germany Overtakes US in Ammunition Production Capacity

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Post by general1465 »

sajithdilshan wrote: post #98
lostlogin wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If we’re comparing Nazis, can we include both sides of the Atlantic?

I wasn't comparing Nazis but the reality. Maybe that's your narrative

You could change Germany for USA in your comment and it would be mostly correct too.

Re: Germany Overtakes US in Ammunition Production Capacity

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Post by AntiUSAbah »

spwa4 wrote: post #91
AntiUSAbah wrote: post #39

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We work together in europe and we are not arming ourselves to fight european partners but because of russia

Yes ... countries that can't decide to invest in their own hospitals or education are going to arm themselves to pursue wars to protect little states thousands of kilometers away they barely even trade with. I haven't even mentioned that even as part of NATO they have systematically refused to invest in the defense of the Baltic states. That is not ancient history, that's 6 months ago. Oh and they're financing this w…

Yes. You see whats going on in Ukraine. Small countries have either partner countries or the bigger ones use them as proxies like i would assume would happen with lithuania.

There is no issue with loans.

Re: Germany Overtakes US in Ammunition Production Capacity

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Post by jurgenburgen »

legulere wrote: post #94
inigoalonso wrote: post #71

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You’re right that European nuclear is not "independent" if that means "mined entirely inside Europe". But the dependency profile is not the same for Russian pipeline gas. Uranium is globally traded, compact, cheap to stockpile relative to the energy it contains, and available from several non-Russian suppliers (Kazakhstan, Canada, Namibia, Australia...). The harder choke points are conversion, enrichment, and reactor…

Europe managed to get off Russian Gas, but didn’t manage to get off Russian uranium industry. You correctly identified the chokepoints and Russia can’t be replaced fast there.

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