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2005-11-23 Britain

Sorry Brits, No Tech Sales to ChiComs, etc.

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Posted by Captain America 2005-11-23 00:16|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The issue is transfer of US technology on to other countries. The problem is the UK has a large arms exporting industry. Nothing short of a firewall between the two will solve the problem. OTOH Australia has no real arms exporting industry, so they will likely get the excemption.

And BTW, the USA should do everything necessary to protect its military tech (from an Aussie).

Posted by phil_b 2005-11-23 07:12|| 2005-11-23 07:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Choking off all Chinese importation of advanced weapons technology isn't just common sense, it is critical to containing China's possible expansionist agenda. Communist China is the single greatest threat to overall global peace at this time. They must be contained.

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-23 15:32|| 2005-11-23 15:32|| Front Page Top

#3 The problem is not direct British transfer to US enemies. British defense industry is becoming more more closely tied to Continental consortia (e.g. EADS) which are direct competitors to US firms. Why should the US hand over technologies and source code which will then find it's way in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Israeli weapons and soon after Chinese, Russian, Arab, etc arsenals. Check inside a Chinese fighter's cockpit or destroyer's bridge lately? It says "Made in the EU".

Posted by ed 2005-11-23 15:58|| 2005-11-23 15:58|| Front Page Top

#4 This is a continuation of the story Rantburgers discussed concerning transfers of technology to the UK, which was drawing into the EU military. We are coming to a junction in the road w/r/t our relations with the UK if they draw into the EU military vision of things. The EU will sell their souls to the Chicoms, just like they did with Iraq, and now Iran.

Fundamental issues here, for sure.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-11-23 16:48|| 2005-11-23 16:48|| Front Page Top

#5 The Tech Nazi..."No toys for you!"

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-11-23 16:49|| 2005-11-23 16:49|| Front Page Top

#6 Spot-on, gents. The UK's MoD is moving away from compatibility with the US and opting for the EU's RRF. They don't need any US tech. I wouldn't even sell them any C-130's or other lift, trans, or refueling gear. They aren't going anywhere after Iraq, anyway. Take the ~~trolley~~ tube, boys. Hell, they can't even expel 20 hate-spewing jihadi imams. Smile. Wave. Walk away.

Posted by .com 2005-11-23 16:51|| 2005-11-23 16:51|| Front Page Top

#7 For those with longer term memory cells, it wasn't that long ago that the UK and PE-Us wanted to waive armed sales trade restrictions to the ChiComs at the behest of the Schroeder-Chirac cabal.

In brief, fuck them all.

Posted by Captain America 2005-11-23 18:46|| 2005-11-23 18:46|| Front Page Top

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