At this point, the only commitment is to buy 16 F-35s. Mark Carney will be making the final decision on whether to proceed with purchases of another 72 of the stealth fighters.

The F-35 is a poison pill for Canadian defence sovereignty against a hostile America. We cannot win against an invasion, but with the Gripen we can make it a phyrric victory for them.

  • fourish@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    No point in continuing this conversation it appears. It’s how the yanks think. More and bigger guns always better. We’re better than that.

    • minorkeys@lemmy.world
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      18 hours ago

      It isn’t about being better or worse, that’s not even relevant, it’s about having something that effectively protects us from American aggression. Your moral superiority won’t protect you from soldiers with guns anymore than they do Americans form ICE. Nukes will.