Netherlands pulls gold out of the US for fears of 'geopolitical unrest'

Re:Netherlands pulls gold out of the US for fears of 'geopol... by antonymoose on Saturday September 05, 2026 @07:06AM (#49575366)

I would assume WWII and the Cold War?

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Re:Netherlands pulls gold out of the US for fears of 'geopol... by Eddy_Viscosity2 on Saturday September 05, 2026 @07:12AM (#49575408)

This is the answer, they moved it out during WWII so the nazi's wouldn't steal it. A number of countries did this, including England.

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Re:Netherlands pulls gold out of the US for fears of 'geopol... by ButlerianJihad on Saturday September 05, 2026 @07:14AM (#49575432)

We brought it over here so that Robert Oppenheimer, Werner von Braun, and Elon Musk could shoot it into space

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