No, you took a rhetorical statement literally.

I was conceding your point.

Not arguing that it wasn’t. Perhaps we shouldn’t have bought shit we couldn’t use?

There are 8 million lines of code in the F35 integrated computer system.

So, how the hell would anyone know one way or the other? Only Israel is permitted extensive independent testing and access to open custom design. All other countries must test systems on the US continent and have US oversight during testing.

During the 1960s, the Australian Army bought the Swedish 84mm Carl Gustaf rocket launchers. It was believed perfect for bunker busting. However, Sweden refused to sell us the necessary munitions because we wanted them for the Vietnam War.

If you don’t own the supply chain, you don’t own the weapon system.