Chinese military sources revealed they are now fielding large numbers of neutron bombs. Moreover, Chinese officials implied they would use nuclear weapons, if need be, to take the island nation of Taiwan. No super-power has openly threatened first use of nuclear weapons since President John Kennedy faced the Soviet Union over Cuba in 1962. In response, the Clinton administration opened the way to transfer advanced electronics from the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Falcon to the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The Clinton offer to upgrade Chinese air force fighters includes avionics, computers, heads-up displays, secure communications, electronic counter-measures, night vision equipment and integrated fire control systems. A Capitol hill defense analyst, who is also a current F-18 Hornet pilot, noted that the Chinese Army Air Force Sukhoi SU-27 FLANKER would be the most likely candidate to receive advanced avionics from the Eagle and Falcon. China currently flies 50 Flankers purchased from Russia and has a license from Sukhoi to build 400 more over the next two years at the Nanchang fighter assembly plant. "What they are creating is a Red-strike Eagle" stated the Hornet pilot. "The Chinese Flankers are currently equipped with 'STEAM GAUGES' in comparison to the state-of-the-art glass cockpit technology up for sale." The planned transfer would improve the PLAAF Flankers that are already equipped with the deadly AA-11 ARCHER missile system. The Russian built AA-11 missile is capable of out performing the current U.S. Sidewinder missile in air combat. The Archer is reported to be targeted by a helmet sight, allowing Chinese pilots to shoot at U.S. planes simply by looking at them. It is known that China has attempted to upgrade the AA-11 missile using stolen U.S. technology. The AA-11 ARCHER played a significant role in the Cox Report. According to the Cox Report, in 1996, Hong Kong Customs officials removed a fully operational AA-11 from the cargo hold of a Chinese owned airliner stuffed with paying passengers. What the Cox Report did not relay to the American public was that the missile was in a box mis-labeled as "Machine Parts". What the Cox Report withheld was that the airliner was owned jointly by the Chinese government and Clinton buddy-billionaire, Moctar Riady. What the Cox Report did not release was the Chinese missile was bound for Israel and was to be upgraded with stolen U.S. Sidewinder technology. This is not the first time that U.S. defense sources have accused Israeli aerospace companies of passing U.S. technology to China. As early as 1989, President Bush's Secretary of Defense, William Cheney, accused Israel of passing stolen Patriot technology to China. China has since upgraded their HY-100 surface to air missile with the Patriot electronics obtained from Israel and espionage against America. Military analysts are concerned that an upgraded Chinese Flanker would fit nicely in with the PLAAF air defense system supplied by U.S. aerospace companies. The PLAAF air defense system currently has a difficult time communicating with the Russian built aircraft. The addition of U.S. built avionics and communications would plug the advanced SU-27s directly into the network of American super computers, radars and fiber-optic communications. The trouble of integrating U.S. and Russian equipment has previously frustrated the Chinese military with predictable results. For example, the current Chinese Navy C4 (communications, computers, command and control) system is based on stolen U.S. and French technology. The Chinese Navy, ever anxious to snatch a bargain, also recently purchased two Russian made destroyers, armed with advanced "Sunburn" super-sonic cruise missile. The Russian vessels, however, are equipped with the "First Captain" fire control system which cannot communicate with the PLN western built C4 system. The Russian built ships have been forced to operate virtually alone - lest they target their advanced missiles on fellow PLN vessels by mistake. The proposed transfer of U.S. military avionics to China is also reported to be supported by Lockheed and Boeing. Lockheed, builder of the F-16 Falcon, is gearing up to manufacture the F-22 RAPTOR to replace the USAF F-15 Eagle. The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to purchase about 400 F-22 fighters. Each Raptor is reported to cost over $100 million. Boeing, the maker of the F-15 Eagle, is hoping to win the new Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) contract which could lead to a significant purchase of over 1,000 fighter planes. One source inside Capitol hill said that the two U.S. aerospace companies, faced with low profits from Eagle and Falcon sales, fear cuts in the F-22 and JSF projects. They are "growing their own threat to justify removing price and quantity caps on the F-22 and JSF." Furthermore, Boeing and Lockheed are now reported to be considering the selection of the SU-27 Flanker ejection seat for both the F-22 and JSF fighters. The joint move, according to inside sources, is being made to satisfy a Clinton supporter who will profit from the deal. Aviation Week and Space Technology reported that Russian arms maker Zvezda is now openly offering the K-36 ejection seat for the advanced U.S. fighter projects. The Zvezda K-36 equips Russian and Chinese fighters such as the SU-27 and MiG-29 Fulcrum. Zvezda, a Russian weapons maker known to sell missiles to Algeria and India, is also working with Boeing to obtain a U.S. Navy super-sonic target missile contract. The Zvezda Navy missile deal is reported to have a built in "28%" kickback for the Russian Generals. Typically, Zvezda is heavily involved with an arms dealer and a known Clinton backer. The Russian maker Zvezda-Strela is backed by Gore supporters, Cassidy Associates and IBP International. Cassidy Associates is a Washington D.C. based lobby firm that has made hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations to the Clinton/Gore campaign. According to FEC records, Cassidy Associates made over 2,500 political contributions between 1991 and 1998. Cassidy Associates was also linked to the Ron Brown trade missions. Cassidy Associates sent Maely Tom, a radical-leftist and DNC donor, to the far east on a Ron Brown trade mission to Indonesia. The same mission included Charlie Trie, Pauline Kanchanalak and Nora Lum. Lum has already been convicted of illegal campaign contributions. The other Zvezda supporter is IBP International, a firm based in London and McClean Virginia run by Gore backer Judith De Paul. Ms. De Paul has refused to be interviewed. IBP successfully lobbied NASA to select the Russian Tu-144 and Boeing/Douglas for high speed test flights. IBP also lobbied unsuccessfully for the Zvezda K-36 ejection seat for NASA T-38 Astronaut trainer jets. According to Aviation Week, IBP International is reported to have already leased facilities to install the Zvezda K-36 ejection seat for the F-22 project. Western seat makers, such as Martin-Baker, are openly complaining they are being shut out by the "political" process even before the selection has been made. Consider the actions of U.S., Israeli, and Russian weapons makers. These actions seem to fly into the face of their own national security. Russian aircraft maker Sukhoi cut the SU-27 Flanker deal with China and then told Boris Yeltsin. The upgraded Flankers pose a significant threat to the declining Russian Air Force. However, without the Chinese sale, Sukhoi would have had to close its doors forever. Israeli missile makers passed missile technology to China while China equipped Syria, Iraq, Iran and Lybia with missiles. The threat from Chinese made missiles could fall from the sky at any moment on Israel. This is bad, however, without a threat there would then be no domestic pressure to continue the billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars in support of new Israeli weapons such as the ARROW interceptor project. The U.S. selects a Russian firm that equips the SU-27 Flanker to build seats for its own most advanced fighter jet. The seemingly crazy act, however, keeps the Russian missile maker alive to sell even more advanced missiles to third world countries. This, in turn, justifies more defense sales to both our allies and to ourselves, including more advanced (and more expensive) fighter jets. Consider the actions of U.S., Chinese, Israeli, and Russian weapons makers, faced with declining sales due to the sudden break out of peace. No more three piece suits, no more foreign luxury autos and no more Swiss bank accounts. President Eisenhower coined the phrase "military-industrial complex" in a speech warning of profiteering in the arms industry. Eisenhower was personally aware that advanced U.S. technology had assisted Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan wage the Second World War. He knew many who paid for those short-sighted sales with their lives. The ultimate dream for an arms dealer is to sell to both sides. The international arms trade is not carried out in the interest of global peace. These sales do not help the citizens in Russia, China, Israel, Taiwan or America. As President Eisenhower warned at the start of the first nuclear arms race, such games, when played with modern weapons, will bring a third and final war. ================================================================ source documents, photos & specifications http://www.softwar.net/plaaf.html ================================================================ 1 if by land, 2 if by sea. Paul Revere - encryption 1775 Charles R. 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