ATC Pal- Yes, i did mean the Voodoos, Not sure why i wrote down the delta dagger! whoops…nonetheless still armed with a nuclear Genie. Also great story about the Viggen and Blackbird, i did not realize that there was international airspace between Gotland and the mainland. Think they would have better sucess then the Soviets interecpting Blackbirds over Siberia with Foxbats?
Jan- I also doubt Sweden has possesed nukes, but this prof (his name is Kenneth Lockridge, was there in the early and mid-eighties) has made some interesting points. One is that the Swedes gave into the pressures of the womens anti-nuclear movement with hardly a fight, perhaps just moving the program beyond public view. interesting arguement, but i still agree that Sweden doesnt have them. However, I am sure they possess the ablity to do so very quickly.
I’ve also been reading abit about Soviet intrusions in both the air and sea of Swedish airspace and sea. Very interesting, as the Soveits downed a Swedish ELINT aircraft and a Viggen crashed overflying a new Soviet cruiser…
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