Citizens against nuclear bombers Opposition to F-35 jets coming to Vermont.
By: WCAX, Apr. 13, 2019 VIDEO AVAILABLE HERE
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F-35 opponents spread message in Burlington: Citizens Against Nuclear Bombers In Vermont hosts info session
By: Mike Hoey for My Champlain Valley (Channel 22), Apr. 12, 2019 BURLINGTON, Vt. – The first F-35 fighter jet is coming to Burlington International Airport in September. At first, opposition groups concentrated on the F-35 being noisier than the F-16s they’re replacing, but now, the attention seems to be shifting to nuclear capability. The […]
‘Citizens Against Nuclear Bombers’ speak out on F-35s
By: Renee Wunderlich for MyNBC5, Apr. 12, 2019 BURLINGTON, Vt. — Some are worried about the new F-35 fighter jets scheduled to arrive at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington this fall. “It’s important to me because I live in the neighborhood in South Burlington that borders the airport and I feel […]
Noise Annoys: Danes Daunted by Roaring F-35s
By Sputnik News, posted to Defense-Aerospace.com, Apr. 12, 2019 The noise pollution from F-35s billed as hypermodern is projected to exceed that of the ageing F-16s 15 times, and subject hundreds of Danish homes to noise levels comparable with a busy motorway or a rock concert. The government is still pondering its options on how […]
Madder Than MAD Public Forum – April 12, 2019
Learn about the nuclear threat of the F-35 and the ugly truth of how it makes Vermont a target of attack. Friday, April 12th UU Church, 152 Pearl St. Burlington 7:00 PM (doors open at 6:30) Full details below: [download pdf]
Trump’s Acting Defense Secretary Faces Ethics Investigation Over Boeing Ties
By: Nick Visser for Huffpost, Mar. 21, 2019 Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is under investigation by the Pentagon’s inspector general over ties to his former employer, the aerospace juggernaut Boeing. The Defense Department said Wednesday it had opened an ethics investigation into complaints that allege Shanahan regularly touted Boeing over other defense contractors, including […]
Fighter Fiasco: The Navy’s Version of the Stealth F-35 Is In Trouble
By: “Task and Purpose” for The National Interest, Mar. 20, 2019 In February, the commander of the U.S. Naval Air Forces proclaimed that the Navy’s F-35C Joint Strike Fighter was “ready for operations, ready for combat and ready to win” — even though the Navy’s own testing data says otherwise. Testing data obtained by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) indicates that […]
Watchdog: Pentagon doesn’t know where $2.1B was spent on F-35 parts
By: Ellen Mitchell for The Hill, Mar. 15, 2019 Pentagon officials did not account for and manage $2.1 billion worth of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter parts and must now rely on the aircraft’s maker, Lockheed Martin, to tell them where and when it spent the funds, according to a new watchdog report. The scathing report from the Defense […]
New activist group fears F-35 jets will be armed with nuclear weapons
By: Renee Wunderlich for NBC5, Mar. 12, 2019 MONTPELIER, Vt. — Members of Citizens Against Nuclear Bombers in Vermont shared their concerns at the Statehouse Tuesday: that F-35 fighter jets are designed to carry nuclear weapons. Group leaders include Ben Cohen, of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, former gubernatorial candidate James Ehlers and retired Air […]
F-35 opponents shift focus to nuclear risks
By: Mike Dougherty for VTDigger, Mar. 12, 2019 A new citizens group is raising alarms about the nuclear capacity of the F-35 fighter jet. Representatives from Citizens Against Nuclear Bombers in Vermont want officials to reverse the decision to base F-35s at the Burlington Air Guard base, saying the fleet’s nuclear capacity poses safety risks […]