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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

if you look at the tangible numbers, there's barely anything actually being produced in Europe

[–] CyberMonkey403@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do you by chance have data on this?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

There's no single report summing this up, but here are a few article discussing European dependence on US arms exports

The problem that Europe has is lack of access to cheap energy. They're now pretty entirely reliant on expensive LNG from the US, and industries things steel production, essential to the military, are incredibly expensive as a result.