1. Europe can't afford to wait & see if US will back us. We can't rely on the US - from NOW, until they fix their problem. Europe let itself down on defence for many years - the best time to fix this was years ago. The 2nd best is now. - here's how we do it. www.politico.eu/article/frie... - ThreadSky

bctallis.bsky.social • 7 days ago

1. Europe can't afford to wait & see if US will back us. We can't rely on the US - from NOW, until they fix their problem.
Europe let itself down on defence for many years - the best time to fix this was years ago. The 2nd best is now.
- here's how we do it.
https://www.politico.eu/article/friedrich-merz-germany-election-united-states-donald-trump-nato/

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martincigan.bsky.social•7 days ago

I see it the same way. No waiting on usa. And even if they fix their problem, there must be consequences for their treachery.

ridder.bsky.social•7 days ago

💯

heliumfactory.bsky.social•7 days ago

This is a big opportunity for Europe to lead. The world can't afford American's leadership anymore.
Sure, the UNSC will harbor 3 rogue states. But influence goes beyond the UN.

Also, by pushing its policies worldwide, Europe could benefit from it economically.

templeofhate.com•7 days ago

Insightful thread by @bctallis.bsky.social, easier to read in this format:
https://skywriter.blue/pages/bctallis.bsky.social/post/3liwn5msa7c2f

bctallis.bsky.social•7 days ago

2. Europe must focus, massively, on emerging defence tech & precision strike - conventional re-armament would indeed take too long - per @andrewmichta.bsky.social it would take 10 years [which we don't have]
& cost too much for too little effectiveness & risks being obsolete soon.

bctallis.bsky.social•7 days ago

3. We can instead rapidly boost combat our power with powerful, scalable, masse- precision weapons, capable of being produced by multiple European producers & leverage our existing capabilities with AI & other battle-network innovations.

bctallis.bsky.social•7 days ago

4.Not to replicate how the US fights or replace missing capabilities, but to hold key RU governance & leadership, industrial, war fighting capacities at risk while developing our own way of war that can overwhelm
Russian battlefield Massed Meat+Precision
with Multiply Massed, Amplified Precision.

bctallis.bsky.social•7 days ago

5. This should focus not on reactive defence against the threat Russia is building but on the ability to defeat Russia on the battlefield while deterring it from nuclear use - high-low mix

bctallis.bsky.social•7 days ago

6. New autonomous & unscrewed systems, produced, tested & improved rapidly [incl in 🇺🇦] en masse
+ mass produced missiles for our already strong air forces (which mainly lack depth of magazine) can tip this in our favour together with long-range strategic strike (nuclear & non-nuclear)

bctallis.bsky.social•7 days ago

7. This plays to European strengths in research, innovation & can use latent industrial capacity to scale - all of which are massive advantages we hold over Russia - if we target them properly

jussijk.bsky.social•7 days ago

A new military alliance, formally not tied to the EU, without the US, Turkey and Hungary. And then we accept Ukraine into this alliance. Might as well go all in now.

mathiasholmgren01.bsky.social•7 days ago

Some fantastic pieces in this thread, thx.

The problem to solve I dont see adressed is how do we avoid dozens of
Buchas in frontline states while our precision is slowly beating russian mass?

Our doctrine can not be to accept trading land for time. The evidence is clear on what happens.

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