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Armin Papperger, CEO of the German arms concern Rheinmetall, has responded to Russian authorities that have threatened to view the concern?s future plant in Ukraine a ?legitimate target? of the Russian Federation.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think Rhinemetall could field their own army, large enough to defeat what's left of the Russians.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Let's hold off on that for now maybe; I'm not ready for the Corporation Wars yet ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Did you know that Pepsi briefly owned 17 submarines, a cruiser, a frigate, and a destroyer?

Edit: On less of a technicality, the East India Company had something like 250k troops back in 1824.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What do you mean by "not ready yet"? Our timeline is already 23 years behind in regards to extraterritoriality of multinational corporations...