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Originally Posted by Jimbuna
Why would the nuclear option be preferable?
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The US has nuclear bombs based in Germany, and there is an agreement we call "nukleare Teilhabe/nuclear sharing" that allows/demands the Germans to be capable to deliver these weapons in case of war and on German aerial platforms. Technical compatability with the carrier platform must be certified by the Americans, since the weapons are US-made and US technology. Thsi certification takes less time in case of the F-18 than with the Eurofighter. Three years, they write.
There is growing concenr about these weapons due to their age, some experts fear they cannot be moved anymore without risk of "breaking up". Since years there is an occasional report here and there that once again it was/is planned to replace them with new builds. I do not know what has come of this.