Comment on If America didn't have 11 Aircraft Carriers. by sacredcow

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''You see lots of secret videos.

Crazy how much intelligence you have about Korea, an ally of Americas.''  
  
I wasn't expecting it, either at first.   I was just curious if they were just being 'Chinse', cheap copycat or not.  
  
''Korea has stealth tech that they don't share with America, and America doesn't have?''  
  
Why should they?   U.S. doesn't want to share, either unless they absolutely have to.   You see, U.S. allies are drifting from U.S. due to U.S. mistrust, and disrespect.  
  
It's not just ROK.  
  
https://warontherocks.com/2021/06/as-allies-design-fighter-aircraft-the-united-states-faces-a-decision/  
  
U.S. was originally supposed to share AESA radar technology, IR seeker, and two other technologies with ROK for KF-21 program.   But then U.S. congress got involved and blocked the transfer after agreement with MIC themselves!   Now, I do not know whether it was MIC that was behind the move themselves, or the busy bodies in Congress who did this on their own.  
  
But ROK was furious at this sudden switchroo.   Then that KIDA report you quoted came out, but ROK decided to show U.S. she could do this alone, and she did!  
  
You see, another reason why ROK and other allies are not happy with F-35 is that the customers that bought F-35 are not allowed to service their own F-35!    They have to ask permission from U.S. and only use LM for servicing!   Paying big bucks.   LM refused to transfer the soft stealth panel technology to the customers.   The customers have to buy LM soft stealth panels whenever they need them; they are not even allowed to stockpile those panels.  They have to use LM technicians to replace, and install the panels, always asking permission from U.S.!     
  
Trump is fine with that as well.   The allies who know what's what are not happy; ROK finally decided to do something about it, KIDA or not.    KIDA has no credibility in ROK.   They don't even publish their names behind the report, because they don't want to be accountable for their report!     
  
''I don't think you understand how much America spends of R/D.''  
  
I certainly do, dude; much of that R&amp;D money are wasted for the greed for MIC, and to build their 'Shareholder value', at the expense of U.S. taxpayers.    So much for free market.  
  
In ROK, it's all about OTNI, not shareholder value.  Anyone putting shareholder value over OTNI are considered, 'Enemies of the People'.  
  
Another reason why U.S. and ROK are not going to be allies by 2050, is the matter of Israel.   ROK wants to be the powerhouse weapons procurer in the world, the foundation of which lies with the Arabs in ME: Saudis, UAE, and others.     Israel wants to retrain weapons technology supremacy over them.   They can pull the strings in U.S. but not over ROK.     
  
https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/62065-saudi-arabia-fighters-eyeing-south-koreas-kf-21  
  
https://www.tacticalreport.com/daily/61645-egypt-south-korea-and-kf-21-fighter-talks  
  
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/is-the-uae-preparing-to-purchase-the-south-korean-kf-21-boramae-fighter-jet-for-its-air-force  
  
https://www.zawya.com/en/economy/gcc/uae-to-invest-30bln-in-south-korea-over-the-next-few-years-ao4c76ed  
  
https://www.arabnews.jp/en/business/article_84502/  
  
https://www.aljazeera.com/videos/2019/6/26/saudi-crown-prince-mbs-visits-seoul-for-trade-deals  
  
U.S. will lose money and influence; ROK will gain them at the expense of U.S.     
  
ROK already defied U.S. over the issue of Israel, about the only major U.S. ally to do so.   
  
ROK refused to designate HAMAS as terrorist organization; ROK supports future Palestine statehood as well.    I don't doubt ROK will supply weapons to the Palestinians, either directly or indirectly eventually no matter what the Pro-Zionist lobby says.  
  
ROK does not want hostile relationship with Iran; when ROK builds the hyper tube trade route, ROK will need oil.  Iran is close by, not landlocked as well.   Iran can provide massive energy on the cheap, and become a trade hub from ME, and North Africa to the hyper tube trade route.     
  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teheran-ro  
  
Already, several ROK military channels are emphasizing the importance of developing domestic engines for KF-21 to be able to sell KF-21 to Iran, without impediment from U.S.  
  
Both Iran and Russia will become strategic allies of ROK eventually.  
  
U.S. cannot save Israel but can go down with Israel: Her choice!

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