The return of American nuclear weapons, said one critic, 'will increase global tensions and put Britain on the front line in a NATO/Russia war.'
The return of American nuclear weapons, said one critic,"will increase global tensions and put Britain on the front line in a NATO/Russia war."Disarmament campaigners warned Wednesday of"a further undermining of prospects for global peace" following reports suggesting an air force base in the U.K. is once again going to be storing U.S. nuclear weapons.
The specific site in question, he wrote, is believed to be the U.S. Air Base at RAF Lakenheath in southeast England, where the U.S. stored nuclear gravity bombs in dozens of underground vaults until 2008. The U.K. addition, he wrote,"signals a change in the nuclear status of RAF Lakenheath," though"it is unclear if nuclear weapons have been returned to the base yet or NATO is upgrading the base to be capable of receiving nuclear weapons in the future if necessary."
The nuclear upgrade comes as RAF Lakenheath is preparing to become the first U.S. Air Force base in Europe equipped with the nuclear-capable F-35A Lightning. The first of the fifth-generation fighter-bombers arrived in December 2021. A total of 24 F-35As will form the 495th Fighter Squadron of the 48th Fighter Wing at the base.
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