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@randahl Hardware: can do π. It is a pity that we got rid of the cold war stocks. We once had 3.000 MBTs. That stock could have Ukraine supplied for years.
I refer more to the ability to deploy troops and keep them in the field.
The tank brigade in Lithuania (not Estonia, sorry!) was agreed upon in 2022. The 45th tank brigade is currently expected to be ready in 2027.
P.S. I served in 1985 in 6th Tank Grenadiers division which was paired with the danish Jutland division. Back at that time, German soldiers in Denmark still had to expect to be chased away by Danish farmers during exercises.
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Danish Arctic Command announces that two C-130 Hercules planes have landed in the municipalities of Nuuk, and Kangerlussuaq in Greenland with international forces in preparation for large international "exercises".
The population of Greenland has been told to expect a "considerable military presence" consisting of international Air, Navy, Army, and Special Forces.
From what I hear, four NATO countries are involved in today's operation, including our Norwegians friends.
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@randahl fight back with money - dump American products like Canada
That's the only language they understand
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@masek @randahl
All this is a (on purpose) low key, more diplomatic gesture anyway, by now.
Don't think it is to prepare really a specific larger force of each country, not only considering the reality of the Greenland landscape/weatherconditions.
No one dares to think of a "military confrontation"or show off of (former) NATO allies.Yet, here we are.π€ͺ π±
@grootinside yes. And nobody talks about the vulnerability of arctic ecosystems ... it's a difference between a short exercise and large military groups staying. @masek @randahl
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Danish Arctic Command announces that two C-130 Hercules planes have landed in the municipalities of Nuuk, and Kangerlussuaq in Greenland with international forces in preparation for large international "exercises".
The population of Greenland has been told to expect a "considerable military presence" consisting of international Air, Navy, Army, and Special Forces.
From what I hear, four NATO countries are involved in today's operation, including our Norwegians friends.
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@randahl American here. Can confirm that this is a 700 IQ move.
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Danish Arctic Command announces that two C-130 Hercules planes have landed in the municipalities of Nuuk, and Kangerlussuaq in Greenland with international forces in preparation for large international "exercises".
The population of Greenland has been told to expect a "considerable military presence" consisting of international Air, Navy, Army, and Special Forces.
From what I hear, four NATO countries are involved in today's operation, including our Norwegians friends.
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The craziness is of course staggering, since the USA is also a NATO partner, article 4 means we would be able to call upon them if they invade this territory themselves.
B.t.w. where do they manufacture those Hercules planes?
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Finally!
Danish Arctic Command announces that two C-130 Hercules planes have landed in the municipalities of Nuuk, and Kangerlussuaq in Greenland with international forces in preparation for large international "exercises".
The population of Greenland has been told to expect a "considerable military presence" consisting of international Air, Navy, Army, and Special Forces.
From what I hear, four NATO countries are involved in today's operation, including our Norwegians friends.
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@randahl The Netherlands π³π± might be joining in, I think a decision is expected today or tomorrow
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Finally!
Danish Arctic Command announces that two C-130 Hercules planes have landed in the municipalities of Nuuk, and Kangerlussuaq in Greenland with international forces in preparation for large international "exercises".
The population of Greenland has been told to expect a "considerable military presence" consisting of international Air, Navy, Army, and Special Forces.
From what I hear, four NATO countries are involved in today's operation, including our Norwegians friends.
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@randahl Canada's people are with you Greenland. But we won't send troops to support you until Carney has worked out which way is up for his elbows.
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@randahl I keep hearing Canada is involved somehow in some sources but I'm not finding what we're doing π€
Which is kind of pathetic. We should be sending troops and equipment.
@javensbukan @randahl We have a presence there, but just because we are there doesn't mean that we would always be part of the exercises. I don't think this is the "where are the elbows Carney" moment a lot of arm chair generals are making at the moment. From this armchair general, I think its a nothing-burger.
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@tdp_org has France confirmed their participation today?
@randahl Yeah, I heard it on World Service news this morning, Oooh, now I started replying, I see a link has been posted below ππ»
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Its kind of like the Taiwan situation. You cannot "win" a war with a superpower, but you can make it so costly that they may just walk away...
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The craziness is of course staggering, since the USA is also a NATO partner, article 4 means we would be able to call upon them if they invade this territory themselves.
B.t.w. where do they manufacture those Hercules planes?
> B.t.w. where do they manufacture those Hercules planes?
Yeah. To Ukrainians, using military resources manufactured by your tormentor will feel very familiar. Germans at least use Airbus...
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Finally!
Danish Arctic Command announces that two C-130 Hercules planes have landed in the municipalities of Nuuk, and Kangerlussuaq in Greenland with international forces in preparation for large international "exercises".
The population of Greenland has been told to expect a "considerable military presence" consisting of international Air, Navy, Army, and Special Forces.
From what I hear, four NATO countries are involved in today's operation, including our Norwegians friends.
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@randahl The Netherlands has sent one, yes one soldier to Greenland. Eat that USA!
https://nos.nl/artikel/2598296-nederland-stuurt-een-militair-naar-groenland
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@randahl The Netherlands π³π± might be joining in, I think a decision is expected today or tomorrow
@sandorspruit glad to hear it.
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@randahl@mastodon.social i guess putin never anticipated that nato countries would fight each other and this would lead to end of nato
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Finally!
Danish Arctic Command announces that two C-130 Hercules planes have landed in the municipalities of Nuuk, and Kangerlussuaq in Greenland with international forces in preparation for large international "exercises".
The population of Greenland has been told to expect a "considerable military presence" consisting of international Air, Navy, Army, and Special Forces.
From what I hear, four NATO countries are involved in today's operation, including our Norwegians friends.
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@randahl per il momento meloni non manda soldati in soccorso a Trump