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Re:Sweden Is a NATO Member by ethbr1 on Thursday March 07, 2024 @12:19PM (#39631588)
Sweden has a pretty advanced and self-sufficient defense industry for its size.

Examples: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_JAS_39_Gripen https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stridsvagn_103 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_Launched_Small_Diamet...

PS: Not sure why parent is getting down voted for asking a neutral question. Curiosity!

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Re:Sweden Is a NATO Member by johnchristopher on Thursday March 07, 2024 @01:05PM (#39632359)
> PS: Not sure why parent is getting down voted for asking a neutral question. Curiosity!

Phrasing of that question is a classic bait for flame wars.

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Re:Sweden Is a NATO Member by ethbr1 on Thursday March 07, 2024 @01:45PM (#39632976)
It's a simple interrogative sentence.

At some point {subject} {verb} is just {subject} {verb}.

And given the abnormally terse formulation, I'd expect GP was explicitly trying to decolor their interrogative.

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Re:Sweden Is a NATO Member by rashthedude on Thursday March 07, 2024 @01:00PM (#39632282)
Not a diverse group of readers, as one would suggest.
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