• Lysergid@lemmy.ml
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      4 days ago

      AFAIK most US military equipment is either having kill switch or vendor locked to US intelligence

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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        4 days ago

        The thing is though, US vendor locking is the same as Europe’s, it’s the Western common NATO standard.

        The US is using German rifles, the F-35 is made with European parts. I don’t think the US is economically able to directly antagonize the EU.

        It doesn’t rule out shenanigans with soft power, but Trump is actively shedding that.