The sad thing is to watch the defense debate play out under crisis conditions. If only NATO members had met and maintained the 2% spending objectives then question of taking over the imminent US Ukraine military aid commitment wouldn’t be so harrowing. - ThreadSky

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jasongass.bsky.social • 5 days ago

The sad thing is to watch the defense debate play out under crisis conditions. If only NATO members had met and maintained the 2% spending objectives then question of taking over the imminent US Ukraine military aid commitment wouldn’t be so harrowing.

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jasongass.bsky.social•5 days ago

I am also unconvinced as to the nature of UK defense debate. Spending money on UK defense for a potential future Russia conflict, rather than radically upping the Ukraine military aid would seem misdirected.

entwistlerex.bsky.social•5 days ago

Must do both. More kit, in faster (can be done a la urgent operational requirements during HERRICK etc) = more capacity to gift legacy equipment to Ukraine.

Need more people, more weapons/ammo/platforms and more of it at readiness, which will take much greater industrial capacity/capability.

jasongass.bsky.social•5 days ago

A quick survey of UK & EU military shows it exceeds Russian military capacity on pretty much all measures except ammunition stockpiles. This should be the #1 priority for UK & EU. Increase spending but at increased ammunition levels and training redirected to Ukraine

jasongass.bsky.social•5 days ago

Supporting Ukraine now so we don’t have to face a future Russian conflict at all.

jasongass.bsky.social•5 days ago

Can’t help but be reminded of this….

https://youtu.be/lfI0dtgXu0A?si=5EBG4_S_E5BLb9E7

jasongass.bsky.social•5 days ago

Can’t say we weren’t warned

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