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Seems like the life cycle costs for F35:s are about double compared to that of a Gripen E/F, with straight up procurement cost about a third more.
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The F35 is very, very impressive, just maybe not very suitable for a long war of attrition.
To be fair, in addition to waiting it out, I would also be careful not to be an active participant in an illegal wars and/or possible war crimes within the scope domestic laws of Spain and international law. Not to mention in history books.
People born before the 1980 are also of significantly lower IQ up to a 7-8 points due to leaded gas use. The boomers and gen X really did a number on themselves with environmental hazards.
Reminds me of Emperor Arcturus Mengsk of the Terran Dominion.
This. Laws mean nothing, if there is no one to enforce them. If a single elected leader can decide that only certain laws are enforced or how they are enforced, then you have no laws, or rights, you have a dictator.
Strong and ethical leaders with wide administrative powers (="good dictators") make nations very strong, effective and capable of adapting to anything. But this is such a two edged sword, that most countries have removed most of presidents (or monarchs) administrative powers, even at the cost of weakening themselves. Mostly due to having a "bad experience" in their histories.
Please note: this is a guideline. For parents. Not a law, there will be no DNS filtering or anything by the goverment or ISP:s, but parents of course may install whatever they want to the devices they give to their children.
While I don't see it realistic in any way; Personally I would ban all social media on mobile devices (phones, pads) period. I would permit them only on full fledged laptops and desktops. Basicly putting the reset to the way things were in 2007.
Are you saying there is another America besides corporate America? Don't Americans basicly just vote in power those who have pumped the most money from corporate America's contributions into campaigning?
I mean, if US invades Greenland, which is part of Denmark (a Nato country), all other NATO countries would be obliged to help defend Greenland under the 5th article against the aggressor... so the US.
US being the biggest contributor of NATO, effectively NATO would be no more.
Man the Russians intelligence services are good. Their subtle plays in the US politics are close to bringing them the world order they have always wanted.
Can't stop heckling for this shit. Current administarion just casually recreates seasons 3-5 of the House of Cards added a few autistic lawyers payrolled by this jesusnazi giving them cool and convoluted new legal dilemmas, tactics and catch22s to add to the carnage.
And then they just fucking rolled with it with the confidence of a slightly stupid frat guy, but who's dad is a senator.
And when some actual adult navy captain peeks his head out to tell people that maybe dont do war crimes and shit, they bully the fuck out of him, and then invade a small country, just to get a feel of how it works before invading bigger one.
Sworn movie enemies for like 70 years also got a cool leader (he wrestless bears and installs weak windows in the buildings of his political opposition), but then that leader invaded a country that the main guys wife really likes, so that's a bummer. Guess send some of the old military shit in there until the free demolition part of the construction projects of the New Triviera are completed and they can start building oil jacks and hotels with gilded everything. Classy. Send a bill for the demolition gear to the EU just to see if they actually pay it (they did).
What he means, is that if the deal includes actual and firm article 5 style security guarantees, Putin will not accept it. Even if it looks like a good deal to Russia.
And "his approval is done deal"... yeah Putin will try to set the stage to demoralize Ukraine and by making them sign a humiliating deal, and then find problems with it, not sign it and make more demands about the root causes of the war not being addressed etc. The deal was that Ukraine would have to sign it first, not that they sign it at the same time with Russia. Putin will never agree to that. Nothing is a done deal with him.
And also, if Ukraine does not accept such a humiliating deal, Trumpt might pull US support to Ukraine, which means Russia can effectively continue this on the battlefield.
This is a good play from Putin, he basicly cannot lose either way. Classic.
True, for now... but we already have pretty robust EV charging infrastructure going and getting built. There are already up to 600kw chargers available in some of our gas stations (mainly Neste), 50-250kw chargers in rows in basicly all other gas stations, supermarkets, malls, trains stations, airports. And a law that forced all businesses with physical locations, public buildings, churches etc. to have at least one min. 11-22kw regular charging station per location and a clear policy for its use and maintenance. Added with the fact that almost all residential parking stuctures built in the last ten years have been either wired ready or provided with a 11-22kw charger to each parking space. In my street here in the suburbs, 50% plus of the homes here have chargers cables hanging in their carports. Owning an EV in Finland is basicly as easy and convenient as owning a gas car. And due to overbuilding of renewables and smart charging based on hourly electricity prices, driving an EV is a lot cheaper per kilometer than a gas car. The other thing that is very enticing to people about EVs is being able to warm and defrost your car anywhere. Only thing slowing down EV sales in here is the price of new EV vehicles compared to our tendency to drive around in cheap old beaters. I understand however that our electric grid and lines to homes were already built pretty sturdy and high capacity due to our harsh winters and very high energy use of residential houses for heating in low temperature months and also simultaneus use of saunas (7-22kw per sauna) which see high simultaneus use in the weekend evenings.