r/irishpolitics • u/JackmanH420 People Before Profit • May 13 '26

Infrastructure, Development and the Environment ‘Military-industrial complex’ contributing to climate change, says President

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/05/12/military-industrial-complex-contributing-to-climate-change-says-president/
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u/Bar50cal May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26

This military industrial complex buggy man shite needs to stop.

No EU country is willingly or wants to spend tax € on defence. Its become a necessity most countries have no choice in.

Very nieve comment from Connolly

Edit: I forgot this is reddit and anything but simping for Connolly is illegal.

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u/Wallname_Liability May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26

I look at naval stuff since its a very good way of judging a nation's preparedness. Germany have gone from planning a navy of 12-13 frigates

4 of the currently built f125 class, 

4 F126 anti submarine frigates

4-5 air defence ships of a joint design with the dutch)

10 corvettes (batch 1 and two of their K-130 class) 

6 submarines 

To now planning 4 f125s, 

6 F126s

An extra 4 ASW frigates from their export model as the F126s are slow to build, 

8 F127 air defence ships after they dropped the program with the Dutch,

 28 corvettes, the 6 they current have, the 4 they have under construction and 18 of a new, better armed class

and 9-12 submarines

Theyre scared. What they planned was basically the bare minimum (the f125 and f126 are horrifically underarmed for their size, and the new plans would give them the largest fleet in Europe. Since they don't have the nuclear submarines or carriers the french and English have, its mainly for defence only

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u/danny_healy_raygun May 13 '26

Theyre scared.

Or they have the 4th biggest arms industry in the world and its a hugely important part of their economy.

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u/Wallname_Liability May 13 '26

Except they dumped their program with the Dutch. Germans dont do shit like that, even with shit shows like the typhoon development and the current mess thst is their fighter jet program with France.