The US switching off HIMARS targeting remotely is probably one of the largest policy blunders Trump could make impacting private US businesses.
NATO allies buy about $1.2T in military equipment from the US each term.
But now the US has shown, even if you buy from private suppliers like Lockheed or Raytheon, the US government maintains the ability to remotely disable some of those technologies - and is willing to use that ability on allies, without warning, to serve coercive agendas.
Buying US weapons is now a security risk for all nations.
Which will be yet another win for European defense manufacturers.
So even if Trump gets his stupid mineral deal, he gets 50% of revenue on $500B in REEs over multiple decades, but costs the US $4.8T in arms deals in that same timeframe if buying shifts.
“Masterful 4D chess - art of the deal!” 🙄
@EdanClay Just this morning my wife and I were talking going there, to Canada for the weekend.
We probably won't get to go, but it would be so nice.
We never talk about going anywhere here in the US. But mind you, here in Washington is quite nice.
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@TimNoEgo I thought about you today as I was talking with my churcher mum.
She gave me warning that "the world was ending", "it is the season" (whatever that means🙄).
All that I did was, say nothing, just let her stick to the script with her babble.
I realize the social platforms have all been compromised but the shit will fly as long as I’m allowed to speak. WTF have you haters brought down on us? Zelensky is a man of honor. Trump and Vance are turning America into a shit hole country.
Email shows new prison build was first priced at $1.2 billion, almost 3 times higher than governor’s number. Would Queen Sarah lie? Does a bear crap in the woods? https://t.co/1Q3Pl9PvzK
I really hope king Charles III withdraws his invitation after Trump's disrespectful behavior towards Zelenskyj, Ukraine and all of Europe.
Stand with Ukraine!