Ian B MacLure ha scritto:
"dott.Piergiorgio" wrote in
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Mike ha scritto:
Inside the Air Force - 4/24/2009

GENERAL: PENTAGON WORKING TO GIVE F-35 JSF NUCLEAR-STRIKE CAPABILITY

The Defense Department and a handful of allies have launched an effort
to ensure the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is capable of
conducting the most devastating mission in modern warfare --
delivering a nuclear bomb.
Ugh.....

let's cross well the fingers, there's already a mess, and a -D version,
available to select few, has all the potential to sink the entire
program......

Why another version? It would simply be a Block X update to
whatever was fielded. What after all is the difference between
nuclear and non-nuclear capable aircraft? Basically some form
of safety gear related to weapon fusing.

Indeed, but the "select few" in the end actually is a "select one" (the
other reliable US ally is well-known for their penchant for indigenous
solutions), and other partecipating countries have a public opinion more
or less against nuke weapons, and at least a pair of said countries has
serious issues with their Defence budget.... it's easy to draw the
(inauspicious) conclusions, IMVHO.

Best regards from Italy,
Dott. Piergiorgio.