re: #112 Belafon

Certainly, the Germans shot down a Spanish trial balloon on this subject. And the Spanish immediately ensured that the world heard what was happening.

Iirc, the Poles threatened to do a joint tank development and manufacturing project with the Koreans. One that would directly threaten the German tank manufacturing industry.

There is certainly a lot of kicking going on under the table right now. Much of it directed at the Germans. I suspect for many reasons. (Current, future and recent past; Economic, political, military, and recent historical reasons among them. Festivus “airing of grievances”!)