From: bill.sloman@ieee.org   
      
   On 30/01/2026 10:03 pm, Don Y wrote:   
   > On 1/30/2026 3:15 AM, Liz Tuddenham wrote:   
   >> Suppose Europe bought up all the Iranian drones, forcing Russia out of   
   >> the market - and then gave them to Ukraine.   
   >   
   > Wouldn't that just encourage the manufacturer to scale up production   
   > (and, possibly, reap further economies of scale)?   
   >   
   > However, matching their purchases can send a message to Russia that   
   > they are likely to encounter more losses than they're "economics guy"   
   > had anticipated...   
      
   Russia doesn't seem to have any economics guys. Their economy wouldn't   
   be in  the mess that it is if they did.   
      
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   Bill Sloman, Sydney   
      
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