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The US could stop NATO jets from flying

2025/3/28
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Oliver Moody: 我分析了美国如何能够阻止F-35战斗机的飞行,这不仅仅是通过一个简单的‘终止开关’,而是通过切断备件和软件更新。这在美国与盟友签订的合同中有所体现,例如德国的合同,其中美国保留了否决任何可能损害其国家利益的军事行动的权利。 一个令人担忧的场景是,如果美俄达成协议,美国撤兵,那么美国可以利用其对F-35的控制来影响欧洲前线国家,迫使他们避免采取可能被视为具有对抗性的行动。 美国对F-35的严格控制,部分原因是这些飞机将携带部署在德国的美国核弹,以及F-35作为‘带翅膀的电脑’,其软件和代码高度复杂且敏感。 许多国家购买了F-35,但鉴于乌克兰战争,一些国家正在重新考虑其购买决定。欧洲国家面临F-35的替代方案有限,虽然有其他选择,例如法国阵风战斗机或欧洲战斗机,但这些飞机的性能较低。 美国国防工业界担心这种不可预测性会影响其未来对欧洲的军售。特朗普政府的政策转变加剧了盟友对美国控制F-35战斗机的担忧,并引发了欧洲国家如何摆脱美国在军事结构中主导地位的严峻问题。

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A previously classified contract which lets the US essentially ground F35 fighter jets operated by the German air force has been uncovered by German media. It has added to European fears about how its hostile relationship with Donald Trump might be leaving it vulnerable in its attempt to rearm and stand up to Russia. The Times’ Berlin correspondent Oliver Moody explains why the US nuclear arsenal might explain why Washington DC still has such control over the jets, and whether Europe has any choice other than the F35.

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