That submarine was planned for and built under the 2% budget. What wasn’t is the announced warhead count increase, which probably wouldn’t have happened under the previous spending target, going from 290 to an undisclosed number.

The nuclear arsenal is expensive but it was maintained and modernized just fine when we were barely spending 2%, we don’t need to compete against China or the US for it to be sufficient

Not that leaving NATO anytime soon is even close to being reasonable

I suppose that’s where language and culture might help shape perceptions, because in french at least we talk about “turquoise blue”, so there is no ambiguity answering that question

(I got 174 taking the test)

I suppose that’s fair

I don’t know German police, but I do know French police and if there’s any intelligence test to join riot police it’s to make sure it’s not too high

Nah, same as everywhere else, can’t be too bright and must love inflicting violence onto others