Los cables de Wikileaks revelan como influyó Estados Unidos a militares y políticos noruegos para que compraran el F-35 en lugar de su rival, el Gripen sueco. Estados Unidos consideraba que el rechazo de Noruega llevaría al de otros países.
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Leaked US diplomatic cables reveal a concerted, multi-departmental American lobbying effort in 2008 to convince Norwegian policymakers to purchase F-35 fighter jets instead of a Swedish-made rival for fear rejecting the stealth aircraft could influence other countries.
The campaign was designed to talk up the F-35's capabilities in public while applying "forceful" pressure on Norwegian officials in private. At the same time, there was an apparent effort to influence the Norwegian decision by withholding a key component for the Swedish aircraft.
The revelations could resurrect questions about the role the US government played in Canada's decision to purchase the same planes, which has already been the subject of intense debate.
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