Originally Posted by
VacancyBid
More than a dozen Russian drones entered Poland overnight, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets to shoot them down in what Western officials described on Wednesday as a dangerous escalation of the war in neighboring Ukraine.
It was the first time in the history of NATO that alliance fighters had engaged enemy targets in allied airspace, officials said. The drone incursion prompted Poland’s government to invoke Article 4 of the NATO treaty, a rarely used mechanism triggered when a member is under threat that prompts a formal discussion within the alliance.
<from NYT 9/10/25>
There is an article in Polish newspaper (onet News [onet Wiadomosci]) reviewing a recent book.
It reviews the book "Army Made of Cardboard" ( Wojsko z Tektury)
The basic claim is that pretty much all equipment from the USA requires codes from the US government in order for them to be used.
The F-35, artillery, long range missiles, even the Abrahms tank.
Codes that can be changed or withheld on a moments notice.
This has obviously existed for a long while. As I lack the background, perhaps some readers on this site can probably advise if this is nonsense, or if there is basis of truth in it.
Regardless, to me the article shows a loss of trust in America.
1. If the assertion is somewhat accurate, it was an accepted feature by our NATO allies on purchase. Not an issue- America is an ally, has our back and can be trusted.
Now, at least with some, they are thinking they made a mistake in trusting a generational ally.
or
2. Even if it is all wrong, the fact that this is in a generally read online publication, shows that many believe that America can no longer be trusted.
Building takes years, tenacity plus physical and moral courage.
Destroying what has been built takes the blink of an eye.