The Eurofighter is not the same type of jet as the F-35. It can't deliver nuclear weapons, for example. AFAIK there is no other 5th gen platform for delivering

The Eurofighter is not the same type of jet as the F-35. It can't deliver nuclear weapons, for example. AFAIK there is no other 5th gen platform for delivering those available to western countries. I think I got the original idea of the "requirement" from this article: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44740/germany-has-chosen-the-f-35-as-its-future-nuclear-strike-fighter https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44740/germany-has-chos... But I might've misread it, this might only apply to that particular sale to Germany.