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Defence and Armament

Six questions about how Europe defends itself, what it pays for and who profits. Three texts to start with for each, everything else behind them.

1What are we spending the money on?

  1. Industrial Subsidy in CamouflageProcurement follows the catalogue of domestic industry, not the threat.
  2. The Camouflage Paint Is FlakingFCAS, MGCS, F126, two satellite networks and the drones: eight months later.
  3. The ApparatusThe system between engineer and soldier, and why it works ever worse.
All 13 texts on this question

2How dependent is Europe on the USA?

  1. The VassalEurope's threefold dependence, and why the protecting power can no longer be trusted.
  2. The Protection RacketDefend yourselves, but buy from us.
  3. The Digital ColonySovereignty cannot be defended on American servers.
All 9 texts on this question

3Can Europe act together?

  1. The Defense TrapEurope promises what it cannot deliver, and everyone knows it.
  2. The EightEurope needs not a reform but a core.
  3. What Shock Does Europe Still Need?Will the next shock force Europe to act, or turn it into a spectator?
All 12 texts on this question

4How could security be built?

  1. Retaliation as ArchitectureEight concepts for how Europe can build reciprocity instead of merely threatening it.
  2. RIEGELThe Suwałki Gap, defused by automatic counter-reaction.
  3. What Europe Can Do NowEight measures without new treaties and without unanimity.
All 11 texts on this question

5Who profits from war?

  1. The Peace-LovingSeven peaceable pillars that together turn conflicts into revenue.
  2. The War DividendNo master plan, but a system of interests that needs threats.
  3. The Trial of the Little Boys' New Toys"Test in Ukraine" and the economics of drone warfare.
All 12 texts on this question

6How is war waged today, and how does it end?

  1. Asymmetric Wars and the Hubris of the AggressorThe attacker with superior firepower believes he will win. For 60 years he has lost.
  2. Ukraine — How a Conflict Became a WarHow a conflict became a war.
  3. The Price of PurityHow Europe's moral stance prolongs the war in Ukraine.
All 14 texts on this question

Hans Ley & Claude Dedo (Anthropic) — Nuremberg, October 2026. These are the texts on armament and procurement, on Europe's dependence on the USA, on whether Europe can act together, on war and those who profit from it, and our proposals for a security architecture. Further signposts: Where to start?, the Signpost to the Megamachine and Perspectives and Possibilities.