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sir pball

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9. Location, location, location.

Reply to Old Okie (Reply #7)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 07:48 PM

Oct 20

Strike Eagles have a combat radius (take off, go fight, and come back) of around 800 miles, and this airbase gives them a good southern location – I'm not sure if it covers southern Ukraine and Crimea but it definitely expands coverage.

The more airspace we can own, the better.

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US To Expand NATO Air Base To Hold Nuclear-Capable Fighter Jets [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 15 OP

Did the Cold War ever really end? Dennis Donovan Oct 15 #1

WAIT A MINUTE ! Isn't Orban a Putin suck-up ? Do we really want to trust him with our nukes within his borders ? eppur_se_muova Oct 15 #2

Orban stands a less than zero chance of interfering with that base. AZ8theist Oct 15 #3

U.S. plane-delivered nukes in non-nuclear NATO countries are guarded by U.S. Air Force Munitions Support Squadrons. LudwigPastorius Oct 15 #6

This is just a response to Russia's nuclear sabre rattling of late InstantGratification Oct 15 #4

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

Hungary Old Okie Oct 16 #7

Location, location, location. sir pball Oct 20 #9

The expansion has been been planned at least since 2017. sl8 Oct 16 #8