[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Defence Index [@Defence_Index](/creator/twitter/Defence_Index) on x 150K followers Created: 2025-07-05 16:52:37 UTC 🇪🇬 Egypt Might Strike Ethiopia’s GERD Dam — If Talks Fail Tensions are rising over the Nile. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is seen by Ethiopia as a critical development project — but Egypt views it as a potential existential threat. 💧97% of Egypt’s freshwater comes from the Nile ▪️Water deficit nearing XX bcm/year — below UN poverty threshold ▪️Each bcm lost could cost $1.8B in damages ▪️Vast farmland at risk With no binding deal after years of talks, military action is increasingly part of strategic discussions.  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [$18b](/topic/$18b) [threshold](/topic/threshold) [government spending](/topic/government-spending) [ethiopia](/topic/ethiopia) [egypt](/topic/egypt) [defence](/topic/defence) [Post Link](https://x.com/Defence_Index/status/1941540733577515273)
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Created: 2025-07-05 16:52:37 UTC
🇪🇬 Egypt Might Strike Ethiopia’s GERD Dam — If Talks Fail
Tensions are rising over the Nile.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is seen by Ethiopia as a critical development project — but Egypt views it as a potential existential threat.
💧97% of Egypt’s freshwater comes from the Nile ▪️Water deficit nearing XX bcm/year — below UN poverty threshold ▪️Each bcm lost could cost $1.8B in damages ▪️Vast farmland at risk
With no binding deal after years of talks, military action is increasingly part of strategic discussions.
XXXXXX engagements
Related Topics $18b threshold government spending ethiopia egypt defence