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Originally posted by Toby View PostThe last thing I would be worried about is a near banqrupt state developing a F35 type aircraft. None of their copies were much to swagger about.....Given the limitations of the German defence budget. The Typhoon would fit quite nicely
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Originally posted by Markobee View PostDo you not see the absurdity of your question?
It's like me saying to you 'People like you said the rivers would run with milk and honey if we voted to leave'
(having deduced everything I need to know about you from a handful of posts)
'Where are these rivers? Where's the milk and honey eh? eh?'
https://www.theguardian.com/business...-admits-errors
Chief economist of Bank of England admits errors in Brexit forecasting
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Britain threatens to "change economic model"if shut out from single market:
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN14Z065
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Originally posted by kato View PostThe Donald doesn't care about NATO, so now they might just have to take the whole enchilada. Getting a bit more than wished for and all that.
http://www.stripes.com/news/tillerso...logue-1.448397
Meanwhile, Theresa May us setting course for hard Brexit:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/politi...-to-eu-tuesday
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Originally posted by Toby View PostGiven the limitations of the German defence budget. The Typhoon would fit quite nicely
Government has too much money on their hands, that's the real problem.
Originally posted by Toby View PostFully appreciate that technology and the threat changes. Just find the German position hard to understand. Why abandon a platform that you already own for a French one...
The Eurofighters themselves will be upgraded for a strike role, most recently announced upgrade is buying Brimstone from you. That's more a CAS and tactical strike role though, not the one that Tornado has (standoff and penetrating tactic-strategic strike lobbing cruise missiles and nukes).
Originally posted by citanon View PostCompetitive corporate tax.
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Originally posted by kato View PostThat'd only hurt Ireland or Luxembourg. And, well, you'd have to drop corporate tax to zero to really hurt them.
That's just a nod towards Eastern Europe (both NATO members and not-now-and-never-will-be-NATO) to allay them of their fears of a pro-Putin US government, doesn't really address concerns of NATO itself.
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