@CAltmeppen @ralph_squillace @OnesandToozePod @elonmusk I think autonomy is the issue isn't it? And from what source you claim to derive the alternative that you propose to societal confidence in the state or the banking system etc.
In 1994 Barry Posen devised a defense strategy for a newly independent Ukraine which envisioned a Manstein-styel flexible defense v.
In 1994 Barry Posen devised a defense strategy for a newly independent Ukraine which envisioned a Manstein-styel flexible defense v. Russian attack. See Chartbook Newsletter