Europe’s ammo production shortfalls are a symptom of a “cultural problem” to adapt to a war-ready industry, retired general Marc Thys tells POLITICO.

Somebody might want to tell this ex-general that most sane people don't want a 'war-ready' industry. Nor is it needed, much less necessary.

Thys said top commanders warned at the outset of Russia’s war on Ukraine in early 2022 that it would take “five to seven years” to tool up the bloc's industry to reach the kind of industrial capacity necessary to sustain a credible deterrence.

Top morons tried to whip up money for their own industry, using an imaginary "Russia will invade Europe" threat.

Want to avoid making people want to beat you up? Stop throwing shit at their walls. Or bombs at their families.

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The leaders of Germany and Denmark joined in a ground-breaking ceremony for a new ammunition factory on Monday, underlining Europe’s efforts to ramp up its weapons production as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on.

The plant being built by defense company Rheinmetall at its existing site in Unterluess in northern Germany is expected eventually to produce around 200,000 artillery shells per year along with explosives and possibly other components, including warheads. Rheinmetall is shouldering the cost of about 300 million euros ($324 million).

They didn't say where the necessary energy would come from to run such a manufacturing powerhouse. The Ghost of Nord Stream? Political Leaders' Hot Air?