The F-35 is a jet of American military aggression and intervention. The F-35 Fighter Jet Programme is a significant factor in how closely intertwined the British arms industry is to the American arms industry. Furthermore, the British government has long supported American aims to destabilise and control Venezuela, freezing billions in Venezuelan gold in the Bank of England and supporting US sanctions which have killed over 100 000 Venezuelans.
CAAT calls upon the UK government to:
- Leave the F-35 programme, including immediately halt the export of parts to the US and Israel;
- Condemn the US’s illegal military attack on Venezuela and abduction of its President and his wife, and its continuing attempts to coerce Venezuela through military threats with the goal of gaining control of its oil reserves;
- Open an investigation into the UK’s complicity in breaches of international law as an F-35 programme partner.
