1. Nuclear Threats FROM and TO Vermont
By Oriana Pawlyk Jan 10, 2017 The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is slated to be armed with the B61 nuclear bomb as early as 2020, but could carry the weapon sooner, a general said. The stealthy fifth-generation fighter made by Lockhead Martin Corp. is set to be bitted with the B61-12 Mod gravity bomb — […]
1. Nuclear Threats FROM and TO Vermont
In this paper are links to three files from the Administrative Record from the F-35A Operational Basing Environmental Impact Statement, and two articles from military.com regarding the F-35 carrying nuclear weapons. NOTE: Any definitive statement regarding whether and where nuclear weapons will be stored is classified; and would obviously not be released to the public. […]
2. Cost To Our Country, 3. Technological Disaster
Officials in the F-35 Joint Program Office are making paper reclassifications of potentially life-threatening design flaws to make them appear less serious, likely in an attempt to prevent the $1.5 trillion program from blowing through another schedule deadline and budget cap. The Center for Defense Information at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) obtained a […]
VTDigger Commentary, August 22, 2018 Editor’s note: This commentary is by Phil Hammerslough, a Burlington resident since 1969. A year from September the first of the F-35 jets are supposed to arrive (that is if they gets the bugs out). Even though Burlingtonians have voted to keep the F-35s away, the Air National Guard is […]
3. Technological Disaster, News
Investigation underway into F-35 mishap; plane grounded By Wendy Victoria for NWFDailyNews.com, August 23, 2018 EGLIN AFB — The F-35 involved in a mishap Wednesday afternoon has been grounded until an investigation and damage assessment can be completed by the Air Force Safety Investigation Board. Those investigations can take up to 30 days, according to […]
By Sue Prent for Green Mountain Daily, August 14, 2018 Jasper Craven deserves kudos for his well-researched and insightful look (Vermont Digger, April 13) into political forces driving the rather incongruous choice of Burlington Airport for the Air National Guard’s F-35 program.. With three surrounding cities opposing the F-35 plan, a considerable grassroots opposition force, […]
4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, News
By: Jasper Craven for VTDigger, August 13, 2018 When Gov. Phil Scott traveled to Washington on April 9 for a meeting at the Pentagon with Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, the trip was not included on his public schedule, nor were there any indications his office had taken steps to publicize it. However, the following […]
4. Military-Industrial-Political Corruption, Activism, News
A letter dated July 27, 2018 and addressed to Lt Col. Roger Bourassa (Ret.)
By Jasper Craven Aug 9 2018, 2:54 PM A coalition of Chittenden County activists opposed to the basing of F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport are calling on the Air Force to undertake a new environmental review of the planes’ potential impact on the area and its residents. The opponents, organized loosely under the […]
Dear Comrades Tomorrow at noon, I will be debating Peter Welch on VPR. I have challenged him on the F-35, but he still has not answered the question. Please email VPR about the F-35. Here is the question I hope to ask. Three Vermont towns – Burlington, South Burlington, and Winooski have voted to reject […]