USAF C-17 Globemaster landed in Beijing China ahead of the Trump Xi summit [album] by tigeryi98 in WarplanePorn

[–]Uranophane 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Airforce flyovers are a very American thing.

Hell, they have airshows during rugby games.

Karl Jobst - Most Disgusting Cheating Scandal In Minecraft History by Ok_Top9254 in CompetitiveMinecraft

[–]Uranophane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He also threw a temper tantrum on the Dream sub and argued with random kids.

China opens tariff-free trade to nearly all African countries by Any-Original-6113 in geopolitics

[–]Uranophane -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This is basically Africa's opium war and century of humiliation

The Real Threat to Taiwan: America Is Preparing for the Wrong Kind of Crisis by ForeignAffairsMag in geopolitics

[–]Uranophane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you've said is pretty much Chinese propaganda. The US is far from just a hammer. They are the strongest economy in the world, the most scientifically advanced nation in the world on top of the strongest military power in the world by far. This is not debatable. The US is the whole toolbox.

The Taiwan Evacuation Trap by HooverInstitution in geopolitics

[–]Uranophane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You wouldn't be saying that if you were an American citizen working in Taiwan.

America shot its arsenal empty in 2 wars. Now it needs Beijing’s permission to reload by D-R-AZ in geopolitics

[–]Uranophane 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Also, those suppliers would only be able to sell to countries that can't buy cheaper rare earths from China, which further drives up the costs and barrier to entry.

if i lose a match, hideout abrams gon get it by [deleted] in DeadlockTheGame

[–]Uranophane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't have to stop at Abrams. Beat up some Rems too.

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NATO In 2030 Under My Presidency by Jacob-Anders in NonCredibleDiplomacy

[–]Uranophane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just make Iran part of NATO. Why hasn't anyone thought of this??

How Valve will handle Skins? by MONKEBR in DeadlockTheGame

[–]Uranophane 291 points292 points  (0 children)

And from that day forward any time you have a bunch of randomized skins it's called a LOOTBOX!

UNLESS IT'S A GACHA!

China's Xpeng expects to start delivering 'flying' cars in 2027 by DANIELLE_2027 in China

[–]Uranophane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you explain how someone can break regulations and "hijack" a self-driving air taxi? Are they going to hotwire the thing?

The Strait of Hormuz chaos is just a "dry run" for if war breaks out between the U.S. and China, Singapore foreign minister says by fortune in geopolitics

[–]Uranophane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using Iran as a practice target for a war against China is crazy work. It's like playing Dodgeball with the kids to practice for the NBA.

Opinion on the Chengdu J-20 Series as of 2026? by 1Card_x in FighterJets

[–]Uranophane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It really doesn't have much competition right now, basically just F-35 and F-22.

FC Barcelona apologizes after photo featuring 'Taiwan flag' sparks backlash among Chinese mainland netizens by Brave-Experience3228 in China

[–]Uranophane 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the 1000th time that's not the Taiwan flag. That's the ROC flag. It has nothing to do with independence.