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No problems Peter. I agree that US foreign policy is somewhat inconsistent. Tariffing allies and partners does not make for great relationships. Nor does turning away from supporting Ukraine, You make an excellent point about the impact of these policies on the US defence industry. NATO's recent increase in defence spending will probably end up re-invigorating the European defence industry rather than being spent in America.

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Thanks again Ben. The map you provide illustrating China's "First" and "Second" Island chains suggest to me that (in addition to Taiwan) Japan, South Korea and the Philippines are most at risk. While China's increasingly subversive activities across multiple other smaller Pacific Nations imply widespread (perhaps diversion tactics?).

The USA's tariff impositions on friendly nations and the USA's seeming withdrawal from NATO (and support from Ukraine) are added factors that must make former friendly nations nervous.

Japan and Germany are already rearming and have the capability to do so. This has and will continue to damage the USA's very profitable weapons industry... not to mention the USA's credibility among former friendly "western" nations.

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