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I'm guessing a big part of that is drones, they've been absolutely cranking them out.
Ukraine is probably the most experienced country using modern warfare tech atm.
If you have the chance, can you expand a bit on what you mean?
There's an addage that likely apply well.
"In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there's a huge difference."
America (and Europe) have a lot of theoretical knowledge. How that plays out in practice is another story. Ukraine has a lot of practical experience. They know which corners can be cut, without losing anything, and which are critical. Lessons payed for in blood.
They are combating old russian vehicles with cheap modern consumer products. They have been improvising all kinds of weapons during this war and probably know a lot more about it than other countries atm due to experience. I don't think america has ever fought a war like this.
That is amazing to hear, especially with Trump taking over the U.S. soon.
Domestic is good, but was it organic?
J/k, of course. I really hope they can kick the Russians out. We should support them more, not just with weapons.
Some country should 'leak' info on making nukes to them, literally the only way this war will end at this point
The process is well understood. Making them isn't really an issue. It's getting enough of the right grade uranium.
That's what I mean, share tech on uranium enrichment
The tech isn’t the difficult part, it’s the enrichment process itself. It involves vast numbers of gas centrifuges spinning uranium hexafluoride 24/7 for a very long time.
What about dirty bombs? Less effective, but still a deterrent?
E.g take out the refinery and deny the entire area moving forward.
Actually using it's another matter, but the idea being it'd be a deterrent.
Ukraine was the 3rd largest nuclear power in the world, and is famous for it's history with nuclear energy.
The issue here is that them starting the enrichment process is grounds for the start of WW3, and they wouldn't complete the effort in time to offensively defend themselves. You'd have to give them entirely complete nukes and even that would just mean it's nuke launchin time for a number of folks.
https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/a-ukrainian-nuclear-program-could has an explanation why it’s not really that easy. They made the nukes for the Soviet Union, they can find the info, it’s the experts and materials that are the problem.
Ukraine had a third of the USSR's nuclear arsenal when it gained its independence. The also were part of creating them from the beginning stages. I would find it hard to imagine they couldnt have built more if they had set out too.