‘F’ Stands for Failure March 27, 2023
Billed as the future of U.S. tactical air power, the F-35 fighter jet program is a trillion-dollar boondoggle.
Alfred Meyer, PSR New York | The Progressive
These potential harms include exposure to damagingly loud noise, air and water pollution, and crashes in which the jets’ composite airframe materials burn along with the jet fuel, possibly igniting much worse fires. The F-35s are a weapons system whose ostensible purpose is to provide long-term safety and security for Americans, yet they are causing real and present damage to young and old alike in these communities.
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