• Lumidaub@feddit.org
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    3 days ago

    Ah, so the issue is that NATO, in order to be effective, is very much dependent on the US being in it. Bother.

    • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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      3 days ago

      Not really, NATO is a nuclear power and a several times bigger conventional military power than Russia, even without the US.

      That said, it would be shit fighting against the US. For everyone involved.

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        2 days ago

        It’s an interesting thought exercise - US has the base formerly known as Thule. My father was stationed there decades ago, however according to Wikipedia, it’s part of Space Command now. I can’t imagine that being much of an offensive force, nor being near anything.

        Meanwhile Wikipedia lists a Dutch navy detachment splitting time between there and Faroes

        Luckily it seems like both would have a difficult time asserting a military option, and any such misadventure would likely be dominated by the weather. It’s hard to believe the residents would approve