The United States is planning to station nukes in the UK for the first time in 15 years as the threat of World War III with Russia increases.
The warheads are expected to be three times stronger than the Hiroshima bomb, and they may be deployed at the Royal Air Force Lakenheath base.
The move is part of NATO’s program to develop and upgrade nuclear sites following Russia’s invasion.
The US got rid of their nuclear missiles in the UK back in 2008 after the threat of the Cold War had lessened.
The return of weapons to the UK is part of a huge Nato push to develop and upgrade nuclear sites across the world in preparation for a potential escalation of fighting.
Tensions have heightened with the Kremlin after Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Russia has said if the US places weapons in Britain they would view it as an “escalation” and would be met with “compensating counter-measures”.
