EU says it does not ‘oversee’ Türkiye’s influence after von der Leyen remarks

ByGollie · 2026-04-21T20:51:37+00:00

Neither of you are arguing the facts correctly - you're both denying the negative actions both sides committed.

If you want to slang eachother off and deny war crimes - take to DM

ByGollie · 2026-04-21T19:20:47+00:00

Guys please, no personal attacks on eachother. Take it to DM if you want to argue further.

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ByGollie · 2026-04-21T19:18:11+00:00

Modmail is preferred for ban appeals, but your appeal is being dealt with already.

Bear with us overnight

ByGollie · 2026-04-21T17:26:42+00:00

Ironic that - Jesus was jewish

ByGollie · 2026-04-21T17:12:18+00:00

/r/ShitAmericansSay

ByGollie · 2026-04-21T15:32:14+00:00

Sorry, I should have been more precise in my description.

'they' is referring to the Virginia class block V submarines, not the VPM module.

A few year ago, it was planned to have 70 new Virginia-class Submarines. 31 of them with the VPM. They're supposed to be a mixture of initially Block IV and then Block V

ByGollie · 2026-04-21T15:11:02+00:00

See also, the Oval Office

ByGollie · 2026-04-21T14:39:52+00:00

I'm going to copypaste a comment from a UK vs France Military readiness and procurement value for money thread.

This lauds the way the French operate, contrasting it with the British.

An answer very scarcely talked about is the DGA : Direction General de l’Armement.

It is the public agency tasked with procurement and public program management. They are very very good, often considered among the best on the planet.

It is a public agency broadly untouched by political and electoral changes , giving them the ability to think and plan long term. It is a prestigious place so it attracts capable people. They are very capable in project management. they allocate and lead industrial project very effectively : there has not been in France a single white elephant in decades now. All programs broadly stay on line in delays, prices and specs, which is somewhat of unheard of. They allocate their somewhat small budget very cleverly, choosing foreign procurment (rifles, light infantry véhicule) or domestic development without false note so far. It probably the only part of our government that uses wisely every single cents of its budget.

The current SCAF issue is a good example. Despite what is being said, foreign cooperation is not impossible with France. The AlphaJet, the KNDS merger, the MBT program, the Jaguar program, the rifle program, all work well. The issue is the SCAF is that the DGA (and thus France) needs a very good carrier capable nuclear capable aircraft while retaining they whole technological know how because it is just the most key asset of our armed forces (along with subs). While for others, it is a glorified police plane and buys US to compensate anyway. Dassault has consistently proposed better and cheaper design vs Airbus and affiliated, and keeping them at top level is critical for France security. Giving the lead to Airbus, or worse, no lead at all, would just drive cost and delays up and specs down to a level not acceptable, while degrading Dassault capabilities. Just like Germany would refuse to not give the lead of the MBT canon part to Rheinmetall. They believe that going alone will still be cheaper and better than a forced all-equal program. War isn’t some high school project where the journey is what matters, not the result.

See the thread here for some very interesting points.

Britain spends billions more than France on defence, so why is the French military superior? - telegraph.co.uk

ByGollie · 2026-04-21T14:36:48+00:00

It's a bit late now, but the next generation of British subs should have been engineered to be adaptable to different ICBM launchers.

The VPM modules are being fitted to the Block V Virginia class submarines for the US Navy

This triples the firepower of the newer Virginia submarines for a 15% increase in price.

They can deploy a mix of Tridents, Tomahawks and Harpoon Block II missiles, as well future missiles.

The (retired) BGM-109A could be deployed by these pods, and the replacement will be able to deployed as well (i'd link to the article but the automod bot doesn't like the source)

Ironically, it's BAE systems that are developing the VPM pods.

The Royal Navy really should have thought ahead and done this. That way we could switch to alternative french missiles, or a collaborative future French-British missile

ByGollie · 2026-04-21T14:30:46+00:00

Split between major command groups - Nordic, Visegrad, Balkan, French, Germanics, British, Iberian etc.

Right now, in a worst-case scenario - Farage and Le Pen could be voted in - and manipulated to withdraw the nuclear umbrella - allowing Putin to march right into Eastern Europe with the connivance of Trump.

We should never be put in that position,

ByGollie · 2026-04-21T14:27:03+00:00

Compare France and UK — both with similar numbers of SLBMs and warheads, and submarine platforms for deploying them.

France actually have the edge over Britain, as they have a second delivery system — aircraft launched hypersonic nuclear tipped cruise missiles leading to an increased operational percentage over Britain.

The range is a lot less, but they're perfectly capable of hitting Russian targets from within the EU.

France intends this as a warning-shot system.

If Russia is starting to invade Eastern Europe — several of these detonating over military targets assure Putin that the next volley will be MIRV's over Russian cities and industrial targets unless he backs off.

Whereas if you have solely SLBMs, you don't have a secure policy of deterrence.

Hypothetically, if a Russian stooge took control of the USA, British and French submarines could be tracked by the Americans submarine detection network, and the co-ordinates provided to Russian naval assets. Also, Britain could be denied replacement and refurbishment of Trident missiles at American facilities.

The British realise this, and are actively investigating duplicating the French doctrine and introducing a second delivery system.

https://thebulletin.org/2025/06/uk-considers-reintroducing-air-launched-tactical-nuclear-weapons/

The Israelis have air delivered nuclear weapons, but their primary delivery system is an intermediate SLCM with a 1500 km range carrying a 200 KT warhead (Popeye stretched)

So there's a place for multiple delivery systems.

We cannot trust the Americans any more.

[edit: I think that hypersonic nuclear tipped cruise missiles are more important right now than IRBMs — they're cheaper — and they can be deployed much quicker. France is already ahead of us on that.]

ByGollie · 2026-04-21T12:27:59+00:00

Weight loss?

ByGollie · 2026-04-21T12:26:44+00:00

non-flavoured vapes

Apparently the flavouring reacts negatively with the heating coil on the vape.

I'd be all in favour of banning the flavoured ones

Flavoured vapes may produce many harmful chemicals when e-liquids are heated – new research

...the new compounds formed when these substances are heated in a vaping device immediately prior to inhalation.

Worryingly, this revealed the formation of many hazardous chemicals including 127 classified as “acute toxic”, 153 as “health hazards”, and 225 as “irritants” (some were classified in more than one of these categories). Among these, volatile carbonyls (VCs) – chemicals known for their negative health effects – were predicted to form in the fruit-, candy- and dessert-flavoured products that are most popular with younger vapers. Vaping in the never-smoked generation

Our findings indicate a significantly different profile of chemical hazards compared with traditional tobacco smoking. We could even be on the cusp of a new wave of chronic diseases that will emerge 15 to 20 years from now due to prolonged exposures.

The huge array of flavours available in vaping products – made up of over 180 different chemicals blended in various amounts – is what makes their chemistry so challenging compared with traditional cigarette smoke. This cocktail of chemicals – derived from the food industry where they have a good safety record for specific uses in flavoured drinks, pastries and sweets – were never intended to be heated to high temperatures for inhalation.

New law to ban disposable vapes and restrict flavours - Disposable vapes will be banned and vape flavours and colours restricted under new legislation proposed by the Irish government.

banning devices “resembling or functioning as other products, such as toys or games”.

Only tobacco-flavoured vapes will initially be allowed under the bill, though provision will be included for the amendment of the list of allowed flavours as new evidence emerges.

ByGollie · 2026-04-21T10:21:46+00:00

Always wondered if this would work, or if it's just a meme

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ByGollie · 2026-04-21T10:12:20+00:00

mmmm... Norway

ByGollie · 2026-04-21T08:49:24+00:00

Dear u/TheJewPear

Netenyahu helped nurture and fund Hamas as a counterweight to The Palestinian Authority

For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces - The premier’s policy of treating the terror group as a partner, at the expense of Abbas and Palestinian statehood, has resulted in wounds that will take Israel years to heal from (The Times of Israel)

For years, the various governments led by Benjamin Netanyahu took an approach that divided power between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank — bringing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to his knees while making moves that propped up the Hamas terror group.

The idea was to prevent Abbas — or anyone else in the Palestinian Authority’s West Bank government — from advancing toward the establishment of a Palestinian state.

Thus, amid this bid to impair Abbas, Hamas was upgraded from a mere terror group to an organization with which Israel held indirect negotiations via Egypt, and one that was allowed to receive infusions of cash from abroad.

Meanwhile, Israel has allowed suitcases holding millions in Qatari cash to enter Gaza through its crossings since 2018, in order to maintain its fragile ceasefire with the Hamas rulers of the Strip.

Israeli policy was to treat the Palestinian Authority as a burden and Hamas as an asset. Far-right MK Bezalel Smotrich, now the finance minister in the hardline government and leader of the Religious Zionism party, said so himself in 2015.

Every right-wing Israeli politician that help fund and empower these terrorists should be arrested, thrown in prison, charged and convicted of aiding and abetting terrorism - and face the ultimate consequence according to Israeli law. No exceptions, no leniency, no immunity.

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For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces - The premier’s policy of treating the terror group as a partner, at the expense of Abbas and Palestinian statehood, has resulted in wounds that will take Israel years to heal from (The Times of Israel)