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		codeduck 8 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels of... Germany has passed legislation to permit the police and I believe the Bundeswehr to shoot down or disable unauthorised drones. Denmark is also (I believe) looking into this. I suspect that over the next year more and more EU countries will follow suit.

egorfine 8 days ago [–]

There could be years between looking into it and passing a legislation. There could be years between passing a legislation and actually shooting drones. It's EU, we won't do shit until the comprehensive environmental impact study is finished.

But we are slowly waking up.

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