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USA to bring new nuclear B61, Mod 12 bomb to Germany

US to bring in new advanced nuclear bombs to Germany – report, Rt.com 22 Sep, 2015  Starting third quarter 2015, the US Air Force is starting preparations to bring in new B61 nuclear bombs to Luftwaffe’s Büchel Air Base, according to ZDF TV channel. German parliament previously called for American nukes to be removed.

The base in Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany hosts German Panavia Tornado multipurpose aircraft that are capable to deploy the USAF nuclear bombs stored there under a nuclear sharing deal. The base is the only location in Germany that has nuclear weapons since 2007 and has 20 of them, according to the Royal United Services Institute.

The US is currently working on a new variant of the B61, Mod  12, which would be more accurate and have smaller yield than modifications 3 and 4 currently deployed in Europe…….https://www.rt.com/news/316186-germany-us-nukes-upgrade/

September 23, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, weapons and war