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Let's be fair here. If we rightly mock all the silly *pravda sites, the mules aren't exactly reported in the serious press either.

It seems more likely that mules were used where they make sense: Supplying ammo to a trench deeply in the forest, where mules are the superior "technology". Then that observation was blown out of proportion.

Remember that "the Russians are fighting with shovels" was a slogan in 2022.

I'm glad that this discussion finally takes place, even though the discussion is of course flagged.

You can flag here, but the mainstream press has picked up the issue:

"Can the US switch off Europe’s weapons?"

https://www.ft.com/content/1503a69e-13e4-4ee8-9d05-b9ce1f7cc...

"Such is the concern that debate has turned to whether the US maintains secret so-called kill switches that would immobilise aircraft and weapons systems. While never proven, Richard Aboulafia, managing director at consultancy AeroDynamic Advisory, said: “If you postulate the existence of something that can be done with a little bit of software code, it exists.”

In practice, it may not even matter because of how already reliant advanced combat aircraft and other sophisticated weapons — such as anti-missile systems, advanced drones and early warning aircraft — are on US spare parts and software updates."

There you go, finally mainstream press and politicians are mentioning the kill switch.