25/6/2025–|Last update: 15:20 (Mecca time)
Britain has announced that it will work within the framework of NATO (NATO)NATOWith mobile nuclear deterrence, along with its current nuclear capabilities, which are limited to submarines, by buying 12 F-35A fighters capable of launching missiles equipped with nuclear warheads.
The British government stated that the purchase of aircraft produced by the American company Lockheed Martin would enable its air forces to carry nuclear weapons for the first time since the end. cold war.
The British Prime Minister said Care Starmer In a statement, “In an era of great uncertainty, we can no longer consider peace as an emotional matter from it.”
The British nuclear deterrence is currently limited to the deployment of a nuclear armed submarine that is carrying out marine patrols.
The Starmer government is working to increase defense spending and develop its military forces, including its submarine fleet, in light of its increasingly hostile hostility and Washington’s failure to traditional role in defending Europe.
A British official, who asked not to be identified, said that the United States will provide Britain with tactical nuclear weapons B61 for using aircraft as part of a plan for Britain to bear more responsibility for European security.
The Secretary -General of NATO welcomed Mark Rawat By declaring, describing it as “a new strong British contribution to NATO.”
The F-35A fighters are a copy of the F-35b fighters used in the United Kingdom, but they are able to carry nuclear warheads as well as traditional weapons.
The Royal Air Force had long requested the possession of this type of fighter. It is expected to be stationed at the Marham Air Force Base in East England.