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Russia’s War in Ukraine Drives a Quantum Leap in NATO Weaponry
WSJ ^ | 29-JUN-2022 | Daniel Michaels

Posted on 06/29/2022 7:20:39 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas

The conflict in Ukraine is driving a modernization of NATO weaponry, honing the alliance’s ability to face off against Russia and adding to the list of unintended consequences from Moscow’s invasion of its smaller neighbor.

Former East Bloc NATO members have been arming Ukraine with Soviet-designed equipment similar to Kyiv’s existing gear.

That has permitted a military housecleaning of their own arsenals on a scale that would have been unimaginable months ago. In turn, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will help its eastern members replace those arms with newer ones, greatly improving efficiency.

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US defense companies will be operating flat out for years, maybe 1-2 decades.
1 posted on 06/29/2022 7:20:39 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
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To: SpeedyInTexas

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2 posted on 06/29/2022 7:20:51 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas (The Only Good RuZZian is a Dead RuZZian)
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Where are their IC chips going to come from?

The idea that you, or anyone, can see two decades out is comical.


3 posted on 06/29/2022 7:23:38 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Russian stuff works 4 months into a slug fest.

NATO stuff? Probably not.


4 posted on 06/29/2022 7:25:36 AM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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That has permitted a military housecleaning of their own arsenals on a scale that would have been unimaginable months ago.

Give Ukrainians the old stuff. Watch it get blown up. Watch Ukrainians die for NATO proxy war. Spend $tens of billions to the MIC to buy new stuff. 10% for the big guy.

Everybody wins!

5 posted on 06/29/2022 7:25:52 AM PDT by PGR88 (<i>)
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I’m thinking the OP has a RoI with respect to said MIC…


6 posted on 06/29/2022 7:27:06 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: SpeedyInTexas

Russia’s biggest unintended consequence is now the certain entrance of Sweden and Finland into NATO, particularly Finland. They did not want NATO on their borders and now they have an extended border with NATO. Putin’s massive blunder.


7 posted on 06/29/2022 7:28:50 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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Hey, they can predict the weather two hundred years in advance! They do it all the time!..............................


8 posted on 06/29/2022 7:30:31 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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And making Russia much richer from far higher priced oil, natural gas, fertilizer etc sales.
The Russians have been fighting long drawn out wars for centuries. I’d back them over Dementia Joe any day.


9 posted on 06/29/2022 7:30:45 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: Red Badger

I stand corrected…


10 posted on 06/29/2022 7:31:32 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: SpeedyInTexas
US defense companies will be operating flat out for years, maybe 1-2 decades


11 posted on 06/29/2022 7:32:45 AM PDT by JonPreston
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If China won’t sell them, we can just buy from Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia...


12 posted on 06/29/2022 7:34:16 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: SpeedyInTexas

At this time, our biggest enemy is us. And yes, we are slowly being picked off like fish in a barrel.


13 posted on 06/29/2022 7:35:02 AM PDT by dforest (We have to put a stop to this now.)
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To: Boogieman

No one but Taiwan has such top tier fabrication. (Speeds)
Do you think China will not react to NATO expansion as well?
China knows they would be next after Russia.


14 posted on 06/29/2022 7:37:17 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Midwesterner53

Yep, and you can be sure that some other former Soviet states like Georgia and Moldova are going to look to get on the fast track to NATO membership too. Putin telegraphed that he views any non-NATO member on his border as fair game to invade, so there is no downside for them anymore.


15 posted on 06/29/2022 7:37:40 AM PDT by Boogieman
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But they can’t tell me if it’s gonna rain TODAY!....................


16 posted on 06/29/2022 7:38:07 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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"And making Russia Putin and his oligarchs much richer..." Fixed it for you.
17 posted on 06/29/2022 7:38:38 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Red Badger

Look, a squirrel!…


18 posted on 06/29/2022 7:40:19 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator

There’s squirrels (TREE RATS!) all over my yard!....................


19 posted on 06/29/2022 7:41:27 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Boogieman
How many smart phones, HDTVs etc does Taiwan make?
20 posted on 06/29/2022 7:42:51 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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