Re:The U.S. Is Bullying Europe Like Never Before
by xscott on Monday November 02, 2026 @10:31PM
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France has 280 nukes and bombers to deliver them. France launches satellites, so it's not a stretch to think they could do ICBMs in a hurry if they wanted or needed to.
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Re:The U.S. Is Bullying Europe Like Never Before
by wolvoleo on Monday November 02, 2026 @11:03PM
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I'm sure they could but they don't have them ready to go.
In case of a nuclear attack there is no time to build stuff obviously. A deterrent needs to be ready 24/7.
And bombers only really work when aerial supremacy has already been achieved. The US still operates some but constant flights were dropped in the 60s like chrome dome.
For Europe to be completely independent from the US for its deterrent (and thus not being able to be blackmailed by Trump) we'll need our own ICBM platform and more subs.