Jesper Padkær Petersen

A Gripen‑style fighter with a European (RR) engine could be highly relevant as a defence and patrol workhorse. But replacing the GE engine would require a full redesign — effectively a brand‑new 4.5‑generation fighter program. That puts such an aircraft at least 5–10 years away.

Alternatives?
Gripen E/F is ITAR‑restricted because of GE engine. Eurofighter 20% US‑origin components and also ITAR. Rafale is ITAR‑free, but its production backlog stretches far into the future. None of these 3 has survivability required for first‑strike mission against Russia.

Absolutely, although Waterloo might not send the desired signals 😊

This 'Arc de Trump' would dwarf the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which is "only" 148 ft tall. It would be by far the tallest triumphal arch in the world, beeting the Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang by over 50 ft.

MAGA teori, at Minneapolis slår tilbage mod Trump og ICE pga. byens skandinaviske rødder.

Jamen, ok så

👍😊

A Bad Heir Day at the Fed No, Kevin Warsh isn’t qualified

I wrote yesterday about Kevin Warsh, saying what everyone who really follows monetary debates knows: he's a bullshitter who uses big words to make incoherent arguments that always amount to stimulus for Republicans, austerity for Dems 1/

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Thousands upon thousands of Danes in a silent march in Copenhagen today. We were honoring our veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. You asked for help, America, and we came. We will always stand by our allies and friends. Will you?

EU-Inc.

Making business truly borderless.

#ReArmEU is going ☢️

Only this week:
🇸🇪Swedish PM confirms talks on nuclear deterrence with France, UK
🇩🇪German chancellor confirms early discussions about a European nuclear deterrent
🇳🇱Dutch coalition agreement pledges to “take a constructive stance on strengthening a European nuclear deterrent”

FBI journaliserer alt – også de mest obskure henvendelser. Når man kræver fuld offentlighed om et arkiv fyldt med rå tip‑rapporter, følger ekstreme påstande med. Trump troede, han kunne styre narrativet. Det kunne han ikke. Nu er det hele ude. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Vist ikke reelle, dokumenterede beviser mod Trump i materialet. Hvis han er uskyldig i Epsteins forbrydelser, har han sat sig selv i en svær situation. Alle ved, at denne type efterforskning er fyldt med uverificerede, anonyme og voldsomme påstande.

Ny nordisk atombombe Sikkerhed. Det utænkelige bliver nu overvejet. Måske er det tid til, at de nordiske lande bliver en atommagt.

The debate has now fully entered the public sphere.
@weekendavisen.dk runs a deep-dive by @christoffer-zieler.bsky.social & Søren Villemoes — a long analytical piece on cost, feasibility, and command structure.
Includes interviews with @frhoffmann.bsky.social
www.weekendavisen.dk/samfund/ny-n...

A Bad Heir Day at the Fed No, Kevin Warsh isn’t qualified

Medier og kommentatorer er ved at falde over benene på hinanden for udtrykke lettelse over valget af Kewin Warsh

@pkrugman.bsky.social er ikke enig.

Har han pointer?

open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

That one would definitely add some much‑needed levity to the mix 😎

5/ The far-right Danish People's Party has suffered particularly badly, dropping 2.1% to just 7% in the poll. It has attempted to cultivate relations with the US MAGA movement and its leader Morten Messerschmidt has allied himself publicly with Trump.

Can we still call them white nationalists when they hate Scandinavians?

“Ode an die Freude” is indisputably the EU hymn. But if a modern counterpart were ever needed, I’d strongly argue for U2’s One, with Bowie’s Heroes as a close second. Any other serious contenders?

Helt enig.
Der er nødt til at være en demokratisk debat.
Men "latency" er simplere at gå igang med og kan med fordel startes nu.
Sverige var der næsten engang, ved nogen hvor meget tilbage?
Og kan Finland have kompetencer de ikke har nævnt højt?

Ny måling punkterer blå partiers drømme om magten efter ballade med Trump og Grønland De blå partier mister flertallet i ny måling.

Ny meningsmåling #MaraLargoMorten har ingen kommentarer.

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Microsoft bekræfter: Vil udlevere brugernes krypterede data til FBI Microsoft bekræfter, at selskabet udleverer krypteringsnøgler til FBI, hvis de bliver bedt om det. Selskabet modtager omkring 20 anmodninger fra FBI årligt.

[DK] In case you missed it.

h/t @systemaddict.bsky.social

www.computerworld.dk/art/294333/m...

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

In Sweden, the debate on Swedish/ Nordic/ European nukes is getting serious:

Christian Democrats and Sweden Democrats are in favour and, more importantly, the leaders of the two traditional leading parties - Social Democrats and Moderates - have expressed themselves at least not opposed to the idea

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

The Boss

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Movement of 11 Airborne Division assets from Alaska to the eastern part of mainland 🇺🇸 increases the likelihood that the allegation that the alert of 11 AD units to assist with law enforcement in Minnesota was a diversion.
Check my latest👉 open.substack.com/pub/jacobkaa...

Burin's søn må have ment det.

Hullet ligner noget boret efter dødens indtræden.
Har stykket hængt i en snor? Båret om halsen?

Enig i at checken er tåbelig.

Men genovervej gerne om du virkelig mener, at det er en demokratisk svaghed at borgere, du er uenig med, har stemmeret.

Radwan har bygget Christiansborg af 5.000 grillspyd. Folketinget er stolt af at udstille værket.

Sweden weighs Franco-British nuclear weapons cooperation  - Breaking Defense "I say that when we joined NATO, we are fully involved in all discussions, including those in Europe revolving around nuclear weapons," Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said.

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“We are now holding ongoing discussions with both France and the United Kingdom. They are not very precise yet, and the French [nuclear weapons] are uniquely French, but France also shows openness to discussing with other countries.” “We should not get ahead of events. These discussions are ongoing now, and as a NATO member, we are fully involved in everything. We have not seen any need to place it (nuclear weapons) in Sweden in peacetime, in the same way as one can have foreign forces in Sweden in peacetime.”

This Swedish nuclear engagement with France and the UK sounds very much like policy consultations, not a joint program -- which would destroy the Non-Proliferation Treaty, among other things. breakingdefense.com/2026/01/swed...

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