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The Swiss government will ​continue to withhold payments to the ‌United States for a Patriot missile system order until Washington provides binding delivery dates, adding that terminating the purchase ​is an option, it said on Wednesday.

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[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Turning over the couch cushion and finding a cure for cancer and a trillion dollars is also an option.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Patriot missiles are still the shit?! Nobody on earth made a new thing since I was a kid playing DOS games about taking out scud missiles?

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

They've been updated over the years, but the basic platform is still the same, same explosive yield, but new guidance systems and such.

[–] CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 42 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Don't buy weapons from unreliable actors.

[–] Akh@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

They are not even very good apparently

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 3 points 3 hours ago

They are good if experienced Ukrainians operate them. In the gulf they suck.

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

They aren't? I thought ukraine was happy with them

[–] tirateimas@lemmy.pt 23 points 7 hours ago

It makes sense; the seller was found not to be reliable and not delivering on its promises. Perhaps it is time to find other providers.

[–] Carmakazi@piefed.social 11 points 6 hours ago

From now on, any and all American weapons paid for are liable to be seized and pressed into US service with no compensation for the buyer, as is Trump tradition.

Do not buy American weapons. Tell your governments not to buy American weapons, if you have a government that listens.