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Re:How can England possibly be running out of water? by mschuster91 on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @01:03PM (#45184950)
> But it's hard to see a use-case for hundreds of B-2s, for example.

Sell them to allies. But ever since both Trump and Biden seriously restricted Ukraine from defending itself... let's say the US isn't among the most trusted arms suppliers these days. A lot of soft power, just gone.

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Re:How can England possibly be running out of water? by Earw0rm on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @01:22PM (#45185244)
I'm from the UK, one of your wealthier allies. We can't afford to buy or operate B-2's. Not sure who could.. Taiwan? Saudi? Israel?
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Re:How can England possibly be running out of water? by coryrc on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @01:39PM (#45185497)
Taiwan isn't that wealthy and all bombers all be destroyed by PRC in the first salvo, so not any point in having them.
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Re:How can England possibly be running out of water? by mschuster91 on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @01:43PM (#45185550)
I'm German actually. We used to buy lots of American weapons but ... let's say we are reevaluating priorities at the moment.
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