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Offline NUKE

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« Reply #15 on: March 26, 2004, 06:39:50 PM »
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The bidder with the best price/quality should win imo.


unless US security is compromised by not being in control of availability, spare parts, supplies, ect.

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« Reply #16 on: March 26, 2004, 06:57:13 PM »
how can we sell our products over seas if our own gov't doesn't even have faith in our products.

IMO from a national security standpoint, it would seem safer to have the production of our equipment here.

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« Reply #17 on: March 27, 2004, 03:44:14 AM »
True Nuke, but it should not be a problem for the US airforce to get spare parts from the US based manufacturer of this chopper,and even if it was buildt in another country i would think they could afford to buy afew spares.

I do see your point if it was spare parts for something very important like the presidents "football".