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5. I think hosting F-15s is less about nuclear capability and more about airspace control.

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 06:09 PM

Oct 2024

Yeah, the F-15 is nuke-certified. So are all American multirole aircraft (F-16, F-18, et al.)…not to mention that one Ohio-class submarine can land ten times the warheads of a European airbase, with comparable or better accuracy.

No no, the reason for putting F-15s so close to Red airspace is to ensure we own it in the event of a conflict. The F-15 is one of the most effective and capable air superiority fighters (that was its original design brief) ever – it has a combat record of 104 kills to 0 - ZERO losses. That is not an adversary that any air force wants to face.

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