Why Germany Doesn't Buy the F-35

I (try to) answer a question I get asked a lot.

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00:00 - Intro
00:37 - A plane. We Need a plane!
02:05 - F-35: Favorite Outcast
06:04 - Scary self promotion: 60 intermission
07:03 - German military procurement
07:44 - Issue 1 The Industry
09:22 - Issue 2 The American Dollar
14:40 - Issue 3 Nukes!
17:38 - Issue 4 The Bundeswehr
21:45 - Hot potato

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