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The U.K. says it will buy 12 U.S.-made F35 fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear bombs and join NATO’s shared airborne nuclear mission

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/nato-keir-starmer-netherlands-mark-rutte-france-b2776523.html


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[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago

Entirely fucking pointless.

[-] huf@hexbear.net 9 points 23 hours ago

no no, let them cook. when the f35 crashes into england while carrying nukes, it'll be funny

[-] shath@hexbear.net 8 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

yes we have first nuclear deterrent, what about second nuclear deterrent second-breakfast

[-] bort@hexbear.net 5 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Can these planes be used for other things or does them being part of the nuclear deterrent mean they're only used for nuclear deterrence?

[-] Outdoor_Catgirl@hexbear.net 7 points 22 hours ago

They can drop normal bombs also if needed

[-] remon@ani.social 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

They can be used for all kinds of things. But in this case Britain seems to be buying them specifically for their nuclear capabilities. (They already operate the B model of this plane, but only the A model is rated for the B61 nuclear bomb).

[-] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 3 points 22 hours ago

Israel should bomb the UK next since this constitutes nuclear proliferation

[-] stink@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 21 hours ago

And the US should bomb one of those carts where they put beans and cheese inside of potatoes

[-] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

12? So by the rule of thirds there are 4. Yeah, that's gonna scare them

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