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Originally posted by WestPoint23
And by the way, someone say nuclear secrets? Trident II D-5 anyone? Or do I need to mention more?
[edit on 10-12-2006 by WestPoint23]
Originally posted by stumason
Well, the US get's on our nerves at times too. Over the years we have hand our hands burnt dishing out stuff, only to get problems when we ask a favour in return. For example, during WW2, you tried to get us to hand over ALL of our Carribean colonies in exchange for 40 WW1 destroyers we wanted for convoy duty! The cheek of it! Not to mention our contribution to the Manhattan project, jet technology, tank technology...the list goes on!
Do the Yanks honestly think we'll be dishing out this technology to any of their enemies? Perhaps they should wine at the bloody Israeli's first!
Originally posted by devilwasp
Fritz you have to remember THIER war on terror began on 9/11 when OURS has been going on for over a century.
Originally posted by devilwasp
Westy I find it rather insulting that you dont trust your "ally" yet you trust isrealis who have given away your technology to china on NUMEROUS occasions.
Originally posted by devilwasp
But then again what do you expect from a nation like america...
Originally posted by st3ve_o
just some points in here, i can pefectly understand why a nation doesn't want it's secrets passed to anyone but as said in the past, stealth isn't a big secret anymore anyway.
Originally posted by st3ve_o
so to be honest with this it's not about passing on 'secrets' or the US/UK wouldn't have made arrangements with the jsf orignally, i think it's more of a case of the US playing hardball.
Originally posted by st3ve_o
i have no doubt the deal will go ahead though, but my only question is why is this an issue in the first place after all the support britain as given to the US?