The idea that West Germany wasn’t heavily armed is nonsense. They had more Tornados in service than we did. And the Leopard I was a very nice tank in its time - hence the export success. The Wiesel w… (View Post)

a The answer is simple - ID cards that are simply ID cards are easy. Too easy in fact. I could get the whole thing implemented for a tiny sum of money. The real cost is in verifying identity to creat… (View Post)

Completely wrong. West Germany rearmed in the late 1950s. As did East Germany. Until the early 90s the West German military (and then a united Germany) had a vast tank park and the largest airforce i… (View Post)

Don’t spread stupid conspiracy theories. It’s a friend in the NSA. (View Post)

China gets what it wants from the Russian border lands without the opprobrium of stealing land from Russia. (View Post)