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==Military==

==Military==

[[File:Calition of the brain dead.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Coalition of the Brain Dead.]]

[[File:Calition of the brain dead.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Coalition of the Brain Dead: Europe's [[warmonger]]s called out by ex-[[CIA]] analyst. Germany's [[Friedrich Merz]], France's [[Emmanuel Macron]], and the UK's [[Keir Starmer]] reek of [[Russophobia]] as they play up the alleged "Russian threat," says former CIA analyst [[Ray McGovern]]. They think they can replace the [[United States]] on the issue of [[military]] support for [[Ukraine]] to help it be utterly defeated by [[Russia]], but they are "dreaming," he notes dryly.]]

A European Commission report pointed out the high proportion of imported materials in European armaments, ranging from explosive components to special steels and alloys to electronic sub-assemblies. Europe is fully dependent on imports for 19 critical materials used in the production of defense equipment, and the most important supplier is [[China]]. But no amount of money can provide [[the West]] with mineral deposits it does not have, and which are susceptible to every kind of disruption imaginable, both natural and [[political]].<ref>[https://setis.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2021-02/raw_materials_in_the_european_defence_industry.pdf Raw materials in the European defence industry], Claudiu C. Pavel & Evangelos Tzimas, European Commission, Joint Research Centre Directorate for Energy, Transport & Climate Knowledge for Energy Union Unit, 2016. setis.ec.europa.eu</ref>

A European Commission report pointed out the high proportion of imported materials in European armaments, ranging from explosive components to special steels and alloys to electronic sub-assemblies. Europe is fully dependent on imports for 19 critical materials used in the production of defense equipment, and the most important supplier is [[China]]. But no amount of money can provide [[the West]] with mineral deposits it does not have, and which are susceptible to every kind of disruption imaginable, both natural and [[political]].<ref>[https://setis.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2021-02/raw_materials_in_the_european_defence_industry.pdf Raw materials in the European defence industry], Claudiu C. Pavel & Evangelos Tzimas, European Commission, Joint Research Centre Directorate for Energy, Transport & Climate Knowledge for Energy Union Unit, 2016. setis.ec.europa.eu</ref>

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