Trump, NATO, and the Future of the US/Europe Relationship
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The way the West uses antipersonnel mines is different from the way Russia does. The Soviets (and Russia) have scattering machines in trails. You drive a truck towing the scattering machine and it tosses mines out in a random pattern. The Serbs in the Bosnia Civil War used the Soviet technique. When asked where the minefield was, they would jerk a thumb towards a field and say, "In there somewhere." They had no idea where the individual mines were. That makes clearing the mines costly and dangerous.
The western way is to drive a stake in the ground, and then pace off distance on an azimuth to implant the mine, and then record the data, This makes recovery a lot easier and safer.
The problem with a mine is that it does not know if the person who steps on it is a soldier or a civilians, which is why the international community has tried to ban them.
I'll take countries that border Russia for $1000 Alex
Finland, Lithuania, Poland.
Russia’s neighbours consider leaving weapons treaties as invasion fears grow
That will also held solve the illegal migrant problem, at least along those borders.
Democracy, y’all! I wonder if the U.S. will have a proper response to this….or any response at all.
Well, if he was impeached and convicted as he should have been, Trump would not be President here...
McConnell wanted that to be left up to the courts (ie pass the buck). How did that work out?
I fault Senator McConnell for the erosion of our democracy more than any other person.
Volkswagen is considering to start using its factories for production of military vehicles as Germany and Europe start rearming. The automaker has spare capacity as sales have plummeted in recent years.
Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all announce that they will be leaving the Ottawa Treaty which bans the use of anti-personnel mines. The borders with Russia and Belarus will soon be mined.
What do those countries all have in common? NATO countries that border Russia. (Finland and Norway border Russia as well, but I doubt the Finns will leave Ottawa and I seriously doubt Norway will either.)
If I'm ever killed by a machine gun mounted on top of a Beatle, just tell my momma I died of a rare STD and move along...
Yes - the combination of Putin's aggression and Trump telling them it's time to pull their own weight has these countries moving proactively. This is a Good Thing.
Not yet, but they're discussing it and it apparently seems somewhat likely they will.
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