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| Berlin Asks Washington For Cost Estimate to Make Eurofighter Nuke-Capable |
| 2018-06-21 |
| [SputnikNews - RU]Germany is seeking clarity from the US about upgrading the Eurofighter Typhoon to handle nuclear bombs, pitting Berlin’s commitment to multilateral defense in NATO against a desire to rely on European-made jets instead of US-made alternatives. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #6 How many American nukes still in Turkey? Why?? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-06-21 20:44 |
| #5 @Mike No, Around 20 nuclear warheads at the German Büchel military base. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2018-06-21 13:47 |
| #4 We can do it. We'd be happy to do it. But it's gonna cost ya. Big time. No, it will never happen for Mike's reasons, but a little friendly negotiation can't hurt, eh? And who knows, maybe our defense contractors can find another teat to hang on to. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-06-21 12:00 |
| #3 This is from a Russian News outlet, so 'tweaking' the Euros is commonplace, but nonetheless I would agree with Mike (especially his first line). |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2018-06-21 09:34 |
| #2 Eurofighter - designed and built by a European Consortium to demonstrate their independence and skill. Let them do the estimate and work. It's not like the French and Brits aren't nuke capable. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-06-21 08:13 |
| #1 ...HahahahahahahahahahahahaNO. Short version - the Typhoon, while a remarkably capable fighter, didn't have any air-to-ground capability at all when built and has only in the last few years even began to test the kind of strike capability we take for granted. Rewiring the birds to be nuclear capable will cost a fortune, especially when one remembers that there are no tactical nuclear weapons in Germany for them to deliver - we pulled all of ours out almost two decades ago, and I can't see any German government of this generation allowing them to come back even if the Russians are marching down the Unter der Linden. This is no more than a red herring to try and distract those who are rightfully criticizing the German commitment to NATO. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2018-06-21 07:05 |