The United States likely stationed a portion of its nuclear weapons arsenal in the United Kingdom for the first time since 2008, Bloomberg reported on July 28, as the U.S. seeks to reaffirm solidarity with European allies amid increased Russian threats.
According to Bloomberg, citing open-source data and defense analysts who spoke with the publication, the U.S. likely delivered the nuclear weapons on July 16, following a flight from the Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico to an airbase in Lakenheath, England. The flight, made by a U.S. C-17 transport aircraft, flew with its transponder on and involved the U.S. Air Force’s Prime Nuclear Airlift Force.
The weapons deliveries likely comprise of the B61-12 thermonuclear bombs, a newer version of a tactical nuclear weapon first developed during the Cold War, according to Bloomberg.
As per their countries’ security policy, the U.S. and U.K. do not comment on the status and…
