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April 30th 09, 07:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,sci.military.naval,rec.aviation.military.naval
dott.Piergiorgio
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"PENTAGON WORKING TO GIVE F-35 JSF NUCLEAR-STRIKE CAPABILITY"
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And, yet, in the past the list of NATO allies that sat alert with
tactical nuclear weapons on small jets was pretty long:
Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Turkey, Greece, Italy, W. Germany,
France, UK...
Not to mention the Luftwaffe lot of Pershing MRBMs...
Somehow decisions on strategic defense were not made in the court of
public opinion, which is a good thing.
It was granted, no need for a debate back then. Yet as the notion of
proliferation creeps in, I bet a few European governments from the
list are getting nervous about the perspective of having to open a
public case, some day.
eh.... how to not forget about the bizarre nuke race between three
improbable countries named Italy, Yugoslavia and... *Switzerland* prior
of their ratification of the NPT ?
Best regards from Italy,
Dott. Piergiorgio.
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