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cm0002 to World News@quokk.au · 2 months ago

Japan accuses U.S. of failing to meet $6.9B arms supply deals

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Japan accuses U.S. of failing to meet $6.9B arms supply deals

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cm0002 to World News@quokk.au · 2 months ago
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Japan’s Board of Audit revealed in January 2026 that military equipment worth approximately 1.1 trillion yen ($6.9 billion) purchased from the United States under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program has not been delivered to the Japan Self-Defense Forces despite
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  • Mihies@programming.dev
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    Paying in advanced without a delivery date? Sorry, wat?

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      In the world we lived in before trump, this was not a strange thing to do. The idea of the USA failing to meet its obligations as arms dealer were unthinkable

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        But even then, this is not a wise decision by any means - also playing with billions of public money.

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          It was a fine enough decision for 100 years, I guess it depends what your definition is.

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            I blindly crossed the street three times, I’d say it’s totally safe to do it like that.

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