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| Ukraine Plans to Create ‘Israel-Like' Arms Industry To Produce NATO-Caliber Weapons |
| 2022-11-15 |
| [AntiWar.Com] Kiev is planning a buildup of its weapons industry to produce more sophisticated arms, with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov saying government takeovers of several companies will help Kiev to create an "army of drones" and other NATO-caliber weapons. The defense chief noted that growing military ties between Kiev and the West makes Ukraine a de facto NATO partner. In an interview on Thursday, Reznikov told reporters Kiev was seeking to replicate Tel Aviv’s defense industry. "We are trying to be like Israel — more independent during the next years," he said. The defense head argued that Israel’s advanced defense industry helps it maintain its sovereignty, adding "I think the best answer [can be seen] in Israel ... developing their national industry for their armed forces. It made them independent." Ukraine has received tens of billions in security assistance from the US and its global partners. "We understood that [by] using Soviet weapon systems ... we are not independent. And it is better to have new systems with new ammunition of a NATO standard," Reznikov went on. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 The only stumbling blocks I see for Ukraine are the lack of a functioning economy and no electricity. For now. When the war ends they will crank right back up into it. They had pretty good arms production lines before the war and those weapons have proven to be very good against Soviet hardware. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-11-15 11:02 |
| #4 Can Ukraine supply a substitute for a surge of brilliant and grossly underemployed Russian-Jewish physicists making aliya? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-11-15 10:55 |
| #3 It is a genius plan. The only stumbling blocks I see for Ukraine are the lack of a functioning economy and no electricity. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-11-15 10:00 |
| #2 ...Actually, that's not a bad idea. Send it straight to the storage depots in Germany and Poland. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2022-11-15 09:06 |
| #1 Good. They can send us several dozen billion dollars worth, open ended, no repayment necessary. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-11-15 08:21 |