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FILE — A mechanic works on a Gepard mobile antiaircraft system at the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann factory in Munich, April 27, 2022. In Ukraine, the kind of European war thought inconceivable — heavy use of artillery and tanks — is chewing up modest stockpiles of artillery, ammunition and air defenses. (Felix Schmitt/The New York Times)When the Soviet Union collapsed, European nations grabbed the “peace dividend,” drastically shrinking their defense budgets, their armies and their arsenals.
Originally published at The New York Times News Service Syndicate