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Thread: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

  1. #26

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by TWGL1 View Post
    And yet the strength of the current UK army ( about 1 or 2 divisions) would last about 3 days in a ground combat operation against Russia or China
    If the main ground threat would over run us in 3 days then absolutely no point whatsoever in having an army in respect of a land battle

    Tanks , artillery .......bin it all

    Pointless playing little boy soldiers

    Money is tight , spend it on nuclear deterrent and anti terrorism

  2. #27

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by TWGL1 View Post
    And yet the strength of the current UK army ( about 1 or 2 divisions) would last about 3 days in a ground combat operation against Russia or China
    NATO ensures that it wouldn't simply be the UK v China or Russia.

  3. #28

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    NATO ensures that it wouldn't simply be the UK v China or Russia.
    Nato is hopeless

    When the crap hits the fan it will be every man for himself

    They say that if Ukraine had been in nato they would have been protected

    Righteo

  4. #29

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    Nato is hopeless

    When the crap hits the fan it will be every man for himself

    They say that if Ukraine had been in nato they would have been protected

    Righteo
    Russia has been involved in land grabs (direct or by proxy) in Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova in relatively recent decades whereas other former USSR countries that subsequently joined NATO haven't been. You probably think it's coincidence.

  5. #30

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    Russia has been involved in land grabs (direct or by proxy) in Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova in relatively recent decades whereas other former USSR countries that subsequently joined NATO haven't been. You probably think it's coincidence.
    I think that a European country was invaded by Russia and everyone whistled and did nothing

    NATO is like a tiger with no teeth

  6. #31

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    I think that a European country was invaded by Russia and everyone whistled and did nothing

    NATO is like a tiger with no teeth
    Logic has just passed you by.

  7. #32

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    Logic has just passed you by.
    There's a nasty man in Russia

    We have all these weapons to scare him off

    But there are conditions

    Which render these weapons absolutely useless and impotent in reality

  8. #33

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    There's a nasty man in Russia

    We have all these weapons to scare him off

    But there are conditions

    Which render these weapons absolutely useless and impotent in reality
    Have you noticed that he hasn't invaded any NATO country?

  9. #34

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    Have you noticed that he hasn't invaded any NATO country?
    The point being that countries that do not or cannot join nato are only helped , if at all , by the back door

    It's nonsense and just an arm of America

  10. #35

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    The point being that countries that do not or cannot join nato are only helped , if at all , by the back door

    It's nonsense and just an arm of America
    Your 'point' keeps morphing so I'll give up.

  11. #36

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    in real terms i.e. adjusted for inflation, defence spending is about half what it was in 2007. We have more civil servants in the MoD than sailors in the RN

  12. #37

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    Your 'point' keeps morphing so I'll give up.
    My point is the true line

    Wether we arm Ukraine by the back door or directly Russia has according to the west acted like a bully in americas back yard

    And got away with it

    What's the point of nato if its only going to defend its own members

    It may as well not be there

  13. #38

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    Have you noticed that he hasn't invaded any NATO country?
    How countries has the U.S invaded since 1946

    You’re not thinking clearly againIMG_4327.jpg

  14. #39

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by TWGL1 View Post
    How countries has the U.S invaded since 1946

    You’re not thinking clearly againIMG_4327.jpg
    How clever of you to conflate two different things.

  15. #40

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    How clever of you to conflate two different things.
    you're talking to the man who believed that there were no births in Italy for 6 months, be kind and remember where the bar is

  16. #41

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    There's a nasty man in Russia

    We have all these weapons to scare him off

    But there are conditions

    Which render these weapons absolutely useless and impotent in reality
    No, these scary weapons have probably saved us from a 3rd world war.

    But they will not prevent more localised conflicts.

  17. #42

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Elwood Blues View Post
    No, these scary weapons have probably saved us from a 3rd world war.

    But they will not prevent more localised conflicts.
    What did these scary weapons do to prevent Russia trying to take over Ukraine?

    Nothing

  18. #43

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    What did these scary weapons do to prevent Russia trying to take over Ukraine?

    Nothing
    I did plainly say that they won't prevent more localised conflicts Sludge!

  19. #44

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Elwood Blues View Post
    I did plainly say that they won't prevent more localised conflicts Sludge!
    Who else, apart from Russia are a threat locally ?

    Belgium 🇧🇪?

    China are miles away but they are not going to attack us

  20. #45

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by delmbox View Post
    you're talking to the man who believed that there were no births in Italy for 6 months, be kind and remember where the bar is
    Irony alert ‼️



    Oh my sides

  21. #46

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    My point is the true line

    Wether we arm Ukraine by the back door or directly Russia has according to the west acted like a bully in americas back yard

    And got away with it

    What's the point of nato if its only going to defend its own members

    It may as well not be there
    Whats the point of NATO if it's only going to defend its own members?! Umm

  22. #47

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
    Whats the point of NATO if it's only going to defend its own members?! Umm
    Russia could batter the crap out of a European country not as important as Ukraine and absolutely nothing would be done to stop it

    Its a knackered horse

  23. #48

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    Russia could batter the crap out of a European country not as important as Ukraine and absolutely nothing would be done to stop it

    Its a knackered horse
    Well yeah, and they kinda did with Georgia.

    But that stresses the benefit of being in NATO doesn't it?

  24. #49

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
    Well yeah, and they kinda did with Georgia.

    But that stresses the benefit of being in NATO doesn't it?
    If NATO let's you in and Russia ALLOWS you to apply for membership

  25. #50

    Re: Defence Spending To Go Up ?

    military Spend 2023

    ���� Belgium: $7.6 billion
    ���� France: $61.3 billion
    ���� Germany: $66.8 billion
    ���� Italy: $35.5 billion
    ���� Netherlands: $16.6 billion
    ���� Spain: $23.6 billion
    ���� Switzerland: $6.2 billion
    ���� UK: $74.9 billion

    Total: $292 billion

    ���� US: $916 billion

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