Bloomberg: US Moves Additional Nuclear Weapons to UK
The United States has likely deployed additional nuclear weapons to the United Kingdom for the first time since 2008, sending a signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin about its commitment to European security.
The Gaze writes about it, referring to Bloomberg.
On July 16, a US C-17 military transport aircraft with its transponder turned on, allowing it to be tracked, flew from a US nuclear depot at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to an airbase in the British city of Leakenhit.
Previously, this aircraft flew only over US territory as part of the Prime Nuclear Airlift Force (PNAF), which is responsible for the air transport of nuclear weapons components, including warheads.
Britain is one of five nuclear powers under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The country's own arsenal consists of approximately 225 warheads, of which about 120 are deployed on Vanguard-class submarines.
In 2008, the US withdrew its tactical nuclear weapons from Lakenheath Air Base, where B61 aerial bombs designed for fighter jets were stored.
During his visit to the UK on Monday, Trump held talks with Prime Minister Keir Starmer at his Turnberry golf club in Scotland.