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Re:EU aims to shift European arms industry to 'war economy m... by dsq on Thursday March 07, 2024 @09:58AM (#39629867)
Losing the UK's Royal Navy, special forces, and nuke force due to Brexit was also a strategic mistake, due to peacetime conplacency. It would have made more sense to be a bit more flexible with Britain.
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Re:EU aims to shift European arms industry to 'war economy m... by margana on Friday March 08, 2024 @11:38AM (#39642787)
It wasn't lost though. Collective defense commitments are much stronger in NATO, which UK is still a part of, than they are in EU.
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Re:EU aims to shift European arms industry to 'war economy m... by dsq on Saturday March 09, 2024 @03:08AM (#39650258)
Good point. I think, however, that there is still some validity in differentiating the two. Some NATO countries are outside the EU, and vice vetsa. Also, the US dominates NATO, and not the EU.
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