@MicroWave to World NewsEnglish • 5 months agoThe US says it is going to put its new long-range strike missiles, including hypersonic weapons, in Germanywww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square25arrow-up1189arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1183arrow-down1external-linkThe US says it is going to put its new long-range strike missiles, including hypersonic weapons, in Germanywww.businessinsider.com@MicroWave to World NewsEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square25file-text
The US announced deployments of new long-range fires weapons to Germany will start in 2026. The capabilities will include the SM-6, Tomahawk, and developmental hypersonic weapons. The war in Ukraine has shown a need for more deep-strike options.
minus-squareFlying SquidMlinkEnglish1•5 months agoI don’t think you understand how economics works. The U.S. profits a lot more from peaceful trade with Germany than it does war with Russia. 3.5% of total U.S. global exports of $2.1 trillion were exported to Germany https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/documents/technology-evaluation/ote-data-portal/country-analysis/3407-2022-statistical-analysis-of-us-trade-with-germany/file Why you think the U.S. would want to lose such a huge amount of money over a war, I don’t know. But the war would in no way make up for it. You don’t make up for a loss that large with a nuclear war. What a bizarre idea.
I don’t think you understand how economics works. The U.S. profits a lot more from peaceful trade with Germany than it does war with Russia.
https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/documents/technology-evaluation/ote-data-portal/country-analysis/3407-2022-statistical-analysis-of-us-trade-with-germany/file
Why you think the U.S. would want to lose such a huge amount of money over a war, I don’t know. But the war would in no way make up for it. You don’t make up for a loss that large with a nuclear war. What a bizarre idea.