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by zer00eyz 327 days ago
> If something happens to Taiwan,

This isn't really a workable argument any more. As examples:

https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-quartz-hurricane-5...

https://archive.is/sM16Y

The global supply chain is now so deeply interwoven that a large geopolitical disruption is nearly impossible. It took explosives for the EU to curtail its Russian natural gas use. And there is still stiff trade with Russia today (not as much as pre war) and lots of folks exploiting the gaps in that system (Turkey, India, china).

If you have never read it I highly recommend I, Pencil: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/read-i-pencil-my-family-t...
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pyrale 327 days ago
> It took explosives for the EU to curtail its Russian natural gas use.

Assuming you refer to NS2 blowup, it was unused when it got sabotaged.

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zer00eyz 326 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream_pipelines_sabotage

NS1 was hit at the same time as well.

NS2 had not been activated and NS1 was undergoing work at the time.

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