Originally Posted by
Asturias56
Well maybe they reckon they're unlikely to be invaded by anyone. And if they're big enough to invade then they're too big to stop?
The arguments against all seem to include something along that line, along with ‘ The US/U.K./EU will jump in, it’s in their interest.’ The mental gymnastics required to square this position with the observable political reality playing out in Ukraine re: coming to people’s aid, and a dogmatic adherence to neutrality, are quite something.
The discussion is moving though, slowly but it exists which is more than I can say I’ve seen before. As for the air policing side of things, the cheapest/most likely option of a Gripen lease is probably off the table now given that Sweden are reactivating reserve squadrons.