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[โ€“] 13 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

What does modern in case of aircrafts even mean? And can't the Dassault Rafale carry nuclear weapons?

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  • [โ€“] 30 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    The nuclear weapons in Germany are from the US, and the US refuses to help adapt them for fighter jets other than US made.

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  • [โ€“] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Since nukes are under US control, why does Germany need to carry them?

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 1 year ago

    You need tiers of capability. Nukes are one, but a more readily used one is the ability to knock out (or at least suppress) ground based air defense. Stealth aircraft like the F-35 are perfect for this mission, they can get in range, fire off an anti-radiation missile, and get out. Non-stealth aircraft may be forced to turn back before they get their shot off, thus leaving the enemy air-defense active and forcing a scrub of the planned attack on what the air defense was defending.

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