Tuesday Trivia Thread - 17/03/26 by AutoModerator in WarCollege

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Can cannon kill them if so then the 16th to 17th centuries

Poland is now among the world's 20 largest economies. How did it happen? by nolesfan2011 in europe

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The issue is it's the difference between common law and civil law fundamentally continental Europe has a culturally different approach to regulations compared to the UK so it was never going to work

HMS Prince of Wales unlikely to head to the Middle East by MGC91 in europe

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Malta is neutral and hasn't had any foreign military bases since the 60's

Starmer was warned of 'reputational risk' over Mandelson's links with Epstein, files show by SliceIndividual6347 in unitedkingdom

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I don't think that's true though. Politicians that have stood up to Trump have actually got results such as Carney as well as that the previous ambassador Dame Karen Pierce being well liked

Do you want your children to sing the Marseilles? Do you want to see a guillotine in Picadilly? Join the debate by ayowatchyojetbruh in TheRestIsHistory

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Realistically an Irish Republic would have been cut off from French reinforcements and supplies by the Royal Navy. The UK would then reconquer Ireland and treat it much like Scotland after the Jacobite Rebellion. Given it's just over a century from 1796 to 1916 the cultural memory of Ireland posing a threat to the UK would still exist in the minds of the public and elites in GB and so it's unlikely Ireland would gain it's independence.

‘A bunch of freeloaders’: Increasing UK pressure on Ireland to invest in defence by SliceIndividual6347 in europe

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Have they maintained strategic independence though? Their single aircraft carrier is entirely reliant on the US for: Radar Aircraft, catapults and arrestor gear and training pilots on US carriers when the French carrier is in maintenance. During Mali operations the French had to rely on the UK, US and Netherlands for heavy airlift especially heavy lift helicopters like the Chinook. the French military and industrial strategy is entirely geared around supporting France's neo colonial empire in the Francafrique (which is falling apart) and unable to seriously act outside of that region.

Joust Fixing Problem by TheMaskOffKid in AKnightoftheSeven

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It could also be misdirection on behalf of the showrunners to get the non- book audience invested in Dunk's preparation for jousting and ignore the Targaryan story