We have already seen people looking to prosecute (and more to the point sue) the MoD where its procurement of UK equipment came with less than optimum safety case documentation. What sort of safety case do you think we'd get with an Israeli or Chinese aeroplane? Do you think there would be a fully 00-970 and 05-123-compliant set of performance analyses to support a rigorous RTS?
I know some parts of america have legalised smoking that stuff, but we should try to practice abstinence when considering serious issues...
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