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2007-04-23 China-Japan-Koreas

Japan considering buying US stealth fighters

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Posted by Fred 2007-04-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I recall they gave away the technology to mill super-quiet sub propellers to the Russians back in the 80's or so. And it seems to me they have sold other stuff for pennies on the dollar a few other times, too.

Posted by gorb 2007-04-23 00:13|| 2007-04-23 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 "Japan considering buying US stealth fighters"

That ought to get some collective Chinese shorts in a bunch.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2007-04-23 00:23|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2007-04-23 00:23|| Front Page Top

#3 gorb...it was Toshiba.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2007-04-23 01:23|| 2007-04-23 01:23|| Front Page Top

#4 The Japanese have generally required co-production deals that gave US technology to them for free. I think (1) we're not parting with it for another 15 years and (2) a co-production deal is out of the question. If we're not selling it to either the Brits or the Australians, we're certainly not selling it to the Japanese.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2007-04-23 01:27|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2007-04-23 01:27|| Front Page Top

#5 The F-117 Stealth fighter is being phased out. Sell them that.

Posted by 3dc 2007-04-23 01:37|| 2007-04-23 01:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Sorry 3dc, I couldn't see that, the "Stealth Fighter" is 'All American'; I can't see any other country when gazing at it's beauty. It needs to be retired and "Hung Up In The Rafters" sort of speak, like great football or baseball jerseys. Put it in the museum with the Wright brother's plane, the SR71 and others, and tell people to just...move along!!

Posted by smn 2007-04-23 01:48|| 2007-04-23 01:48|| Front Page Top

#7 I remember when they wouldn't buy any of our ships because the bunks were too big, they were smaller people.

Posted by anonymous2u 2007-04-23 02:20|| 2007-04-23 02:20|| Front Page Top

#8 Pro-CHINA/CPC Netters are and have been displaying PS'ed future/new world order Maps where JAPAN + PARTS OR ALL OF EAST ASIA is ascribed as PART OF CHINA = UNDER CHINA'S SPHERE OF CONTROL/INFLUENCE. Saw one just today that had all of JAPAN + SK + VIETNAM + INDIA, etal. INCLUDING HAWAII-ALASKA; plus another that had ALL OF JAPAN + SK, etc but only 1/2 of THE PHILIPPINES [Northern PI only - read SUBIC BAY, MANILA BAY, MANILA AIRPORT, former CLARK AFB, etc.].

OTOH, BILL RICHARDSON > NORTH KOREA desires to be a FUTURE NEW ALLY OF USA. As said times before, the Norkies know they have no manifest destiny except to be controlled or destroyed by China, OR to be destroyed by the USA-Allies for China. IRONY > in order to counter Chin-Chicom desired Asia-Pacific hegemony = domination, IT MAY JUST BE IN DUBYA'S-USA's-WEST'S LT INTERESTS FOR NK TO DEV ITS OWN NUKES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-04-23 02:27|| 2007-04-23 02:27|| Front Page Top

#9 That is all ok but who says the United States is considering selling stealth fighters?

If wishes were horses....

Posted by John Frum 2007-04-23 06:35|| 2007-04-23 06:35|| Front Page Top

#10 anonymous2U, amazing what adding a little protein to the diet will do for heighth, isn't it. Haven't been to Japan in a while, but in Korea, each of the last several generations has been significantly taller than their parents.

Posted by RWV 2007-04-23 09:25|| 2007-04-23 09:25|| Front Page Top

#11 We will happily sell them the F-35.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-04-23 09:52|| 2007-04-23 09:52|| Front Page Top

#12 We were in Hong Kong in 1992 and was watching some news program in English. I remember the newsreader saying that since WWII the Japanese grew I think it was 7". Could have been 4", it's been awhile, the brain's getting kind of hazy.

Micky D's and beds.

Posted by anonymous2u 2007-04-23 10:47|| 2007-04-23 10:47|| Front Page Top

#13 "I recall they gave away the technology to mill super-quiet sub propellers to the Russians back in the 80's or so."

If I remember right, the responsible individuals were Russian agents. Angleton thought they penetration started with a group of Japanese held in POW camps after the Soviets declared war in 1945. In the camps, they were recruited or otherwise profiled for blackmail purposes.

Posted by Greatch Snolusing6399 2007-04-23 15:24|| 2007-04-23 15:24|| Front Page Top

#14 Japanese and sub secrets. According to Wikipedia:

In 1987, the company was accused of illegally selling CNC milling machines used to produce very quiet submarine propellers to the Soviet Union in violation of the CoCom agreement. The Toshiba-Kongsberg scandal involved a subsidiary of Toshiba and the Norwegian company Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk. The incident put a strain on relations between the United States and Japan and resulted in the arrest and prosecution of two senior executives, as well as the imposition of sanctions on the company by both countries.

Toshiba moved into selling internal parts (harddrives, etc) and eventually nearly everyone forgot.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-04-23 18:04|| 2007-04-23 18:04|| Front Page Top

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