Defense Chiefs for Estonia and South Korea Meet
It looks like South Korea has found another potential defense export market:
Acting Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho and Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the defense sector and the arms industry Monday, according to the defense ministry.
In the talks held in Seoul, Kim noted that the two countries’ cooperation in the cybersecurity sector has been advancing and suggested expanding such ties to other areas, according to the defense ministry.
Kim also briefed Pevkur on South Korean weapons systems, including the K9 self-propelled howitzer that Estonia has acquired.
You can read more at the link, but at this point the Korean defense industry should send Putin a gift basket because all of this aggression towards his neighbors has been a boon for weapons sales.
Trump is forcing NATO to spend the agreed-upon 5% on defense.
The Baltics are the first to comply.
“But Trump will take money away from Korea!” is the common whine.
Maybe in some ways… but it will be returned in others.
Korea will supply what America does not.
I am really proud of Korea for this forward thinking and the maintenace of a correct relationship with America.
GI… come on, man…
Saying “aggression towards his neighbors” is better rephased as “a response to aggression from his neighbors”.
The west violated all post-cold war security guarantees and sphere of influence agreements. The pro-Russian government of Ukraine was replaced in a western-sponsored coup (which has been tried in Georgia and Kazakhstan since). A fake security agreement was signed with Russia with the real intention of buying time to militarize Ukraine and then western leadership openly bragged about tricking Russia (WTF shocking). Ukraine was encouraged to repress Russian culture and their military actions against Russian-speaking civilians were ignored. And nobody could shut up about Ukraine joining NATO and making bases on the Russian border. When it happens to Russia, the response is “But Russian aggression!” When it happens to us, it is the Cuban Missile Crisis.
We cannot lie to ourselves about what is happening and why.
The next thing to consider is why.
Is breaking Russia up and distributing its resources to globalist interests a goal that will benefit America and me?
Maybe.
Let’s consider that further.
My first thought is there are more important priorities. Containing China and pillaging Africa seems like better places to focus attention than starting shít with Russia.
For those more forward thinking, planting a big fat American flag on Mars and telling the rest of the world that any invasion force will be blasted is the best policy. (This applies to all the minor planets as well).
The American future is bright if managed correctly.