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Comment by cjbenedikt

4 days ago

Are you absolutely positive? Danes and Germans already sent troops and France a nuclear sub and a Frigate. UK, Sweden, Finland and others are preparing to send troops as well. Perhaps "small operation" is not a foregone conclusion.

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tibbydudeza  3 days ago

80% of the place is frozen ice - you would need specialist units to fight there - US has never done that really - the Russians had units equipped for arctic conditions and they were locals and had unique armor meant for that (tracked-lighter-more durable).

Even China has more experience due to their conflicts in the Himalayas and Tibet.

You not going to get a Stryker or Abrahams tank working there.

  • cjbenedikt  3 days ago

    Good point. Ukraine example: "Battlefield Challenges (Abrahams): Despite being formidable, these tanks struggled against Russia's extensive drone warfare, leading to high attrition rates, with nearly 90% of the original U.S. fleet lost or damaged..."

yogthos  3 days ago

I'm sure the US army is shaking in its boots right now

  • cjbenedikt  3 days ago

    I'm sure EU troops as well. They all fought side by side with US in Afghanistan so are likely aware of US capabilities - or lack thereof.

    • yogthos  2 days ago

      Whatever military capability there is in NATO, it's clearly on the side of the US. The EU can't even produce basic things like artillery shells and explosives at this point. The UK can't even make steel.

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