@bnthompson@eevblog I’m just going to ignore Australia. It’s easier. It’s now become like Belgium. A mythical place that does not exist. Douglas Adam’s.
🇺🇸🪖 Secretary of War Pete Hegseth:
After the Cold War ended, no longer focused on defending Europe, NATO 2.0 drifted toward out-of-area operations and things that had nothing to do with warfighting at all.
Instead of tanks, fighters, and air defenses, the focus shifted to gender equity, climate change, and defense austerity.
Europe's borders flew wide open. Welfare states expanded, defense budgets cratered.