Zooey Greif Interviews Winslow T. Wheeler

Wheeler discusses his article “The Jet That Ate the Pentagon;” the large portion of procurement money earmarked for the F-35; why single-purpose planes are better and cheaper than multipurpose ones; and the price/performance penalty inherent in stealth aircraft.

June 27, 2012

By Winslow Wheeler

Follow this link to listen to Zooey Greif Interviews Winslow T. Wheeler, with Anti War Radio, June 27, 2012.

Winslow Wheeler

Winslow Wheeler is the former director of the Straus Military Reform Project at the Center for Defense Information.

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