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US reportedly planning to station nuclear weapons in Britain for first time in 15 years

 https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/us-reportedly-planning-station-nuclear-weapons-britain-first-time-15-years 29 Jan 24

THE UNITED STATES is reportedly planning to station nuclear warheads in Britain that are three times as powerful as 1945’s Hiroshima bomb.

Pentagon documents seen by the Telegraph indicate that the weapons could be stationed at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, where the US previously stored nuclear missiles until 2008.

The papers show procurement contracts for a new facility at the air base.

A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: “It remains a longstanding UK and Nato policy to neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons at a given location.”

The documents have surfaced amid concerns of an escalation between Nato countries and Russia as Vladimir Putin continues his war on Ukraine.

Last week, Nato announced its biggest drills since the cold war, involving deployment of 90,000 military personnel to central and eastern Europe.

January 31, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | UK, USA, weapons and war