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US nuclear weapons ‘on UK soil’ for first time in 17 years

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Flight from New Mexico to RAF Lakenheath believed to have dropped off B61 nuclear bombs that can be carried by Britain’s new F-35A fighter jets  The US has stationed nuclear weapons in Britain for the first time innearly 20 years for potential deployment on a new squadron of British jets,analysts have said. A transport plane was tracked on Thursday during aten-hour flight from Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, the US AirForce’s main nuclear…
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UK Defence Journal: B61-12 nuclear bombs have been transferred to the UK's Lakenheath Air Base in Suffolk. The US nuclear arsenal was previously stationed there during the Cold War, but was removed in 2008 following arms reductions in Europe. The return of nuclear weapons to Lakenheath signals a shift in NATO's nuclear strategy, due to deteriorating relations with Russia and a greater emphasis on "deterrence," the newspaper writes. Source: Teleg…

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nuclear-news broke the news in on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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