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submitted 3 days ago by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/world@quokk.au

Trump’s controversial remarks about NATO, questioning member contributions and even suggesting the U.S. might not uphold its defense commitments, as well as the decision to halt the deliveries of weapons as well as the sharing of intelligence with Ukraine following the meeting with Zelensky at the White House, have raised alarms across Europe.

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[-] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Ooofff he's fucking with the war machine. Let's see how this plays for trump. Lol

[-] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

It's fine, I'm sure he'll be selling them to Russia before too long.

[-] Arbiter@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I doubt Russia would want to buy warplanes with a US kill switch.

[-] BatrickPateman@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Once this kill switch stuff keeps popping up:

https://theaviationist.com/2025/03/10/f-35-kill-switch-myth/

TL;DR: There is no kill switch per se (as in flip it and brick the thing), but a huge dependency on logistics, services and systems that operators outside the US have no influence over. That in turn will cause the plane - while still flyable - to be grounded over time as it cannot be maintained, rearmed and operated effectively anymore.

[-] alfredon996@feddit.it 4 points 2 days ago

At the end the effects are the same of a kill switch

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

The German industrialists thought they could control Hitler in 1933 too.

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