The United States has deployed B61-12 thermonuclear bombs to the UK’s Lakenheath Air Base. This is the first deployment of American nuclear weapons in the country in 17 years.
This was reported by the UK Defence Journal.
According to the publication, several nuclear weapons have been delivered to the UK’s military airbase in Suffolk, where American Cold War-era arsenals were previously located.
The last time such weapons were present there was until 2008, when they were removed as part of the reduction of the US nuclear presence in Europe.
According to the article, the return of weapons to the Lakenheath base may indicate a change in NATO’s strategy in the region amid the escalating tensions with Russia.
Earlier, it was reported that the UK had provided Ukraine with $200 million worth of air defense and artillery ammunition over the past two months.
