US nuclear weapons return to Britain. The move is part of a broader NATO program. Russia threatens consequences.
Thetford – The ever-increasing sense of threat from Russia and the Ukraine war reached a new level of consequences. For the first time in 15 years, the… USAnuclear weapons in Great Britain to store. That reports The Telegraph, with access to relevant Pentagon documents. What was already discussed last year is now being actively prepared: Corresponding contracts have already been concluded with RAF Lakenheath, in the southeast of England.
Several voices in the USA and Great Britain previously warned that a war with Russia to be prepared and that the army is currently too small. In 2008, the United States' nuclear weapons were removed after years of protest. The return of American weapons is part of a NATO-wide rearmament program. The British Ministry of Defense said when asked by the US portal Newsweek: “It remains a long-standing policy of the UK and the NATO“To neither confirm nor deny the presence of nuclear weapons in a particular location.”
Russian Ambassador Gatilov reacts: Russia is watching in order to “react accordingly”
The permanent Russian ambassador to the U.N.Genndady Gatilov, promised meanwhile Russia-24 a reaction from Russia if the USA stationed nuclear weapons in Great Britain. “There is also talk of the possibility of sending nuclear weapons to the Baltic states, to Poland,” Gatilov explained.
“All of this creates a tense situation. We are watching developments move in this direction. If this is the case, Russia will of course be forced to react accordingly,” the Kremlin representative continued. He did not say what exactly such a reaction might be. (lismah)
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