[jonesboheim]

Because of your lax immigration standards, your industries are loaded with potential security threats. Your government refuses to abide by the security plans laid out in the JSF contract, hence they will not be getting the software

I didn't see this as the rationale anywhere in the article - what is your source for the contention that "lax immigration standards" are the reason for this decision?

[Pukin Dog]

The U.S. has found E.U. Anti-descrimination work rules in variance with security measures needed to insure that no one has access to the software without having undergone a U.S. certified security background check. The U.K. has so far refused these checks due to their conflict with E.U. immigration laws. The wording is part of the development contract signed between the U.K. and U.S. for the sale of the JSF. You can disagree or object, but the U.K. signed on the dotted line, and are now saying that they cannot guarantee the backgrounds of persons who would have access to the weapons system.

In response, the U.S. has said "Then pound sand, because you aint getting the code."