• jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
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    France has nuclear weapons. And since Greenland and Canada are covered by NATO, they are also covered by the UK’s arsenal.

    Other NATO countries also have nukes provided by the US, but I don’t know how usable they would be in this situation.

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        The master plan… 🥸

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      I have to say… On all predictions about how the World War 3 would start, I imagine absolutely nobody guessed “NATO against the USA”.

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      The Nato weapons are basically US weapons. And the future of Nato is quite uncertain. Also, AFAIK the UK weapons force is fully dependent on the US. France is the only western country (except the US) which has a completely independent nuclear force.

      I really don’t understand the tactics of Trump here, since this behavior is guaranteed to push EU towards China. If common liberal values and culture are nil and there is global anarchy, China will be a natural EU ally, if one consider only the geography. China + EU vs Russia. And Russia will probably be an ally of the US. (I’ve played way too many strategy games.)

      Maybe he just sees that EU is really weak now, and he’s probing the landscape.

      Anyway, it’s interesting to see that the new US administration already performs hybrid war against the EU.