Conflict around possible American seizure of Greenland island only intensifies further. However, this doesn’t prevent issuing permits for selling Denmark weaponry, such as AGM-114R Hellfire II missiles and associated equipment for $45 million.
According to a published U.S. State Department permit document, Danes want to purchase up to one hundred missiles, three stationary test missiles, six M299 launchers, two MHU-191/M transport trailers, and three BRU-14 holders. This will also include logistics, support services, spare parts, technical documentation, and software.
The sale is stated to help advance American geopolitical interests and improve NATO security. This is very interesting considering the surrounding political situation around Greenland island, which supposedly needs to be surrendered for White House needs.
Worth noting here: so far most threats sound only verbally, without special practical changes in U.S. policy. Meanwhile, Denmark remains a long-time ally, so there is no need to refuse it weapons sales.
What did Michael Moore say, something like…. “Capitalists will sell you the rope to hang them with.“
Wasn’t that Lenin?
… very angry rope.
Arming your "enemy’ immediately before attacking them seems like a very stupid idea. So par for the course with this administration.
Denmark shouldn’t trust anything that comes from Trump, I know I don’t
Weapons production is private sector. And if there is anything the MIC isn’t known for it’s selling bogus weapons (after all such a thing tends to piss off clients present and possible future.)
Chinese stuff with hidden off switch 😱
American stuff with hidden off switch 🤑
Open Source WMDs when?
Just get the Demon core off eBay.
DE added a bit towards the end of the article explaining that (in their opinion ofc).
Worth noting here: so far most threats sound only verbally, without special practical changes in U.S. policy. Meanwhile, Denmark remains a long-time ally, so there is no need to refuse it weapons sales.
DE is Germany, DK is Denmark
DE is Defense Express, the source of the article.
As a Dane, I’m appalled and disgusted by my awful government continuing to financially support fascism even in the face of open hostility 🤬
I guess the bright side is that’s 100 less missiles the US has… Seems like a poor tradeoff to funding their empire though
“The last capitalist will sell us the rope we hang him with” energy
I wonder if you can claim for a refund upon “returning” them…
Y’all are wild if you think each and every one of those can’t just be killswitched whenever the US feels it’s convenient to do so. They don’t like your target? Whoops, that’s a dud.
43m sounds like one missile.
This should read “Denmark will give $45M to the Greenland invasion fund”.
Seriously, it’s like Europe wants US to humiliate it. Is this part of some master plan? Give them so much money and power that they will overload?
Because money.
What an amazing propaganda headline and article. Imagine being Denmark and forking over millions to the bullies who are openly saying they will invade you. And the author thinks being able to give the US money is a somehow a win.
And the Hellfire missile will fired upon the invading American troops. Did you see how much damage that missile could do? It’s pretty epic!
Did you read that the sell includes logistics and software? Do you really think it doesn’t have a kill switch to avoid “friendly fire”?
yes. I think arms company marketing vastly overstates the safety and configurability of weapons systems.
It very probably won’t. Nor work against F35’s. And it’s not like the US cares about losing a few grunts for millions of dollars.
And it’s not like the US cares about losing a few grunts for millions of dollars.
Exactly the point. Likely the people that take that fire are people who come from an exceedingly poor class and have no value in our ruling parties’ eyes anyway. (Not saying I agree.)
Hellfire is an old air-to-ground missile. It’s laser guided. Probably will work just fine against an Abrams tank.
There are probably ways to disable them if used against USA intentions.
If not, stupidity is a feature of fascism and the inbreeding inherant in racial superiority ponzi schemes.
More like. It doesn’t matter. A few hell fire missiles are not making any meaningful difference in a fight between the usa and Denmark, so you might as well sell them to hedge your bets if you decide not to invade
It’s gunna be funny as fuck when they launch right back at the US because trump tries to invade.
Not so much when they turn around mid-flight and obliterate Denmark.
You are vastly over estimating the destructive power of a hellfire if you think they can obliterate a country.
I dunno… Denmark is pretty much just a pile of sand out in the ocean with a camping ground and a mini-golf course.
I’d like to clarify that they’d stil fuck you up royalty if you ever tried to cross the ice.
Well, it really depends on how many Denmark bought, and what the targets are.
45 million would probably be 250-300 missiles
Based upon? Curious.
They cost between 130000-160000 each and I’m kinda just rough estimate because I don’t know the exacts of the deal
Not the article for sure, because the article mentions “up to a hundred”. But reading articles is for losers, it’s much cooler to make stuff up.
Gee, I wonder if we could find this kind of information, maybe by interpreting letters into sounds and ideas…
The world’s biggest arms dealer is dealing arms?
I’d guess the software has some kind of kill switch, but I’m not a missile engineer
Denmark right now…
Does no one understand that bullys are cowards?
