Europe is rapidly rearming, turning explosive weapons into engines of industry and policy. Meanwhile, debates about their potential harm to civilians are becoming more muted.
“The one who downvoted” didn’t downvote you because they think that Russia is in the right. I did it because you brought up brought up Russia when that wasn’t the topic at all, so no need to show me how horrible Russia acts, I already know.
The devastation in Gaza and Ukraine shows what that future looks like.
This doesn’t even look like they’re supporting Russia in the slightest.
I don’t completely agree with their position either, but if the “arms addiction” is the right move is a valid discussion to have. I’m convinced that Europe as a whole needs quite some investment for defense, but do we need to rely on US-made weapons so much for that, considering that most of theirs are also responsible for what’s happening in Gaza? Wouldn’t most of that money be better spent on research to develop our own alternatives to those systems? And do we really need to invest hundreds of billions of euros for that? How much of that money actually goes towards defense instead of offense? There are a lot of questions like these that we can talk about without distracting with “Russia bad” (which, again, I agree with), and I think this article brought up some good points to think about.
“The one who downvoted” didn’t downvote you because they think that Russia is in the right. I did it because you brought up brought up Russia when that wasn’t the topic at all, so no need to show me how horrible Russia acts, I already know.
This doesn’t even look like they’re supporting Russia in the slightest.
I don’t completely agree with their position either, but if the “arms addiction” is the right move is a valid discussion to have. I’m convinced that Europe as a whole needs quite some investment for defense, but do we need to rely on US-made weapons so much for that, considering that most of theirs are also responsible for what’s happening in Gaza? Wouldn’t most of that money be better spent on research to develop our own alternatives to those systems? And do we really need to invest hundreds of billions of euros for that? How much of that money actually goes towards defense instead of offense? There are a lot of questions like these that we can talk about without distracting with “Russia bad” (which, again, I agree with), and I think this article brought up some good points to think about.