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You need a law for mandatory work for war effort. Such as:
You don't need to conscript them, they are simply required to work and are not allowed to quit.
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You need a law for mandatory work for war effort. Such as:
You don't need to conscript them, they are simply required to work and are not allowed to quit.
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For example the Dutch government passed a law fairly recently which allows the government to take control of defence-related industry and their supply chain including the workforce. Another one regarding protection measures for industry is in the works including banning the sale of companies and technology transfer to foreign entities.
The Netherlands War Act of 1999 states that the government may seize any production, goods, resources, land and infrastructure, ban public events (including labor strikes) and forcibly employ every citizen aged 18 and above. Then there's banning news sources, performing checks on individuals, interning people considered a threat etc.
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EODH DYNAMICS New 10,000 m² Factory to Meet Europe’s Growing Demand for Armored Vehicles
EODH DYNAMICS New 10,000 m² Factory to Meet Europe’s Growing Demand for Armored Vehicles
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Joint Target Support Centre enables deployment of long-range weapons
The Netherlands is going through the process of purchasing long-range weapons. In doing so, the Netherlands is contributing to the reinforcement required by NATO. In order to deploy the weapons correctly, the Joint Target Support Centre (JTSC) was established today.
Deep Precision Strike (DPS) weapons make it possible to attack well-protected targets in deep enemy territory with precision. The weapons are also able to find and eliminate targets without navigation aids such as GPS.
The Joint Target Support Centre processes detailed information about military targets. Furthermore, the centre plans and coordinates the routes of the weapons to their target. This is done in close coordination with others in the deployment area. For example, the airspace must be free of aircraft. The mobility of the target and its surroundings are also taken into account. All this information requires coordination so that no accidents or other undesirable effects occur in the mission area.
The JTSC is staffed by personnel from all branches of the armed forces. This is done to combine specific knowledge from each domain and to make maximum use of it when deploying Dutch (long-range) weapons.
Joint Target Support Centre maakt inzet langeafstandswapens mogelijk
Nederland doorloopt het proces om langeafstandswapens aan te schaffen. Hiermee draagt Nederland bij aan de versterking die de NAVO vraagt. Om de wapens op de juiste wijze in te zetten, is vandaag het Joint Target Support Centre (JTSC) opgericht.
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Industrie komt met plan voor eigen satellieten
De Nederlandse industrie heeft een plan om Oekraïne sneller en beter te ondersteunen vanuit de ruimte. Dit door hoogwaardige satellietsystemen te lanceren. Staatssecretaris Gijs Tuinman nam het voorstel ‘Military use of space’ vandaag in Den Haag in ontvangst.
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The NATO summit on the 24th & 25th of June has meant that police across the country is understaffed with (sports) events being cancelled throughout the year due to lack of police presence to make up for the additional shifts officers are running in the week of the summit. Part of the main arteries of The Hague will have been closed off for two months when it starts.
- Several frigates, OPVs and mine hunters (and bet on a sub or two);
- Sea lanes are closed near The Hague with only the port of Scheveningen partially accessible and a naval exclusion zone;
- SAM batteries;
- F-35s and a NATO AWACS;
- Airspace completely closed off in a 16km radius, restrictions on other national air traffic;
- One of the landing strips at Schiphol Airport will be closed off to park jets;
- ~37,000 security personnel;
- Additional drone counter measures;
- Additional (NATO) cybersecurity;
- Etc etc etc.
And all of that for two days, of which it is rumoured the big whigs will only be present for one of the two days.
Ffs, just get on Zoom already
- Several frigates, OPVs and mine hunters (and bet on a sub or two);
- Sea lanes are closed near The Hague with only the port of Scheveningen partially accessible and a naval exclusion zone;
- SAM batteries;
- F-35s and a NATO AWACS;
- Airspace completely closed off in a 16km radius, restrictions on other national air traffic;
- One of the landing strips at Schiphol Airport will be closed off to park jets;
- ~37,000 security personnel;
- Additional drone counter measures;
- Additional (NATO) cybersecurity;
- Etc etc etc.
And all of that for two days, of which it is rumoured the big whigs will only be present for one of the two days.
Ffs, just get on Zoom already
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The "elites" in actionThe NATO summit on the 24th & 25th of June has meant that police across the country is understaffed with (sports) events being cancelled throughout the year due to lack of police presence to make up for the additional shifts officers are running in the week of the summit. Part of the main arteries of The Hague will have been closed off for two months when it starts.
- Several frigates, OPVs and mine hunters (and bet on a sub or two);
- Sea lanes are closed near The Hague with only the port of Scheveningen partially accessible and a naval exclusion zone;
- SAM batteries;
- F-35s and a NATO AWACS;
- Airspace completely closed off in a 16km radius, restrictions on other national air traffic;
- One of the landing strips at Schiphol Airport will be closed off to park jets;
- ~37,000 security personnel;
- Additional drone counter measures;
- Additional (NATO) cybersecurity;
- Etc etc etc.
And all of that for two days, of which it is rumoured the big whigs will only be present for one of the two days.
Ffs, just get on Zoom already
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EU Declares its Rapid Reaction Force Operational for International Crisis Response
EU Declares its Rapid Reaction Force Operational for International Crisis Response
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Supplying Taurus to Ukraine will help Ukraine, to some very broad and generous extent, but not really Europe.
That is, in the sense that Europe is aiming at rearming itself and rebuilding its military, if that's what Europe is indeed willing to do and not just some grandiloquent announcement not meant to be followed by actual actions.
Supplying Taurus to hit Russia only helps on a relatively short, or very short, period of time when put into perspective of the "European Defense Strategy".
Solution would perhaps to consider new ways to produce more of them, at a lower price and in a shortest period of time, if possible, along with new platforms and ways to deploy them. Diversifying and "uniformizing" inter-operability, that kind of thing.
That is, in the sense that Europe is aiming at rearming itself and rebuilding its military, if that's what Europe is indeed willing to do and not just some grandiloquent announcement not meant to be followed by actual actions.
Supplying Taurus to hit Russia only helps on a relatively short, or very short, period of time when put into perspective of the "European Defense Strategy".
Solution would perhaps to consider new ways to produce more of them, at a lower price and in a shortest period of time, if possible, along with new platforms and ways to deploy them. Diversifying and "uniformizing" inter-operability, that kind of thing.
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Taurus's engine is produced by US-based Williams International, so there's ITAR to consider. The Biden administration threatened to veto Germany handing the missiles over to Ukraine in 2023; we'll see how Trump reacts if the question arises.
Call me a kill-joy, but it's kinda crazy how we just put up with the fact that thousands of cops are necessary every other match day to keep a resemblance of peace.
Out of curiosity, does the Dutch police require sports clubs to cover the costs of police interventions?
Call me a kill-joy, but it's kinda crazy how we just put up with the fact that thousands of cops are necessary every other match day to keep a resemblance of peace.
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Football clubs do not. Cycling events do have to pay. I don't know about other sports.Out of curiosity, does the Dutch police require sports clubs to cover the costs of police interventions?
Call me a kill-joy, but it's kinda crazy how we just put up with the fact that thousands of cops are necessary every other match day to keep a resemblance of peace.
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I suppose that would also take into consideration the general attendance of such events. Usually, that is.
In term of people coming, there are clearly more people present at anything football related than anything else. Thus turning the whole safety apparatus into a a local/municipal thing, rather that something to be handled by the clubs involved in that event. Though they might probably be asked to provide some kind of participation in whatever way.
For cycling events, I gather it is races going through towns, villages and such, the police is usually there to provide traffic safety. Though most of it is provided by staff from the orga. There might be two or three cars/bikes present just in case.
But if there is a huge security-sensitive event taking place at the same time, I'd assume other social events leading to significant crowd gatherings would be either canceled or discouraged.
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Other sports get sold-out large venues too, but only football requires the massive police presence because of the tribalist tendencies of football fans. Clubs should be paying the bills for the misconduct of their own imbeciles, but well it's only taxpayer money so meh.
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I don't know why it matters there's never going to be an EU army that secedes from NATO
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A EU army would provide another, smaller and localized, layer of redundancy.
Allowing Europe to engage in its own military campaigns, offensive or defensive, without involving NATO and thus risking to trigger any of its articles.
And also allowing Europe more independence and self-reliability, instead of expecting its security to be insured by other bigger foreign actors (the US).
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