UK to Acquire Nuclear-Capable Fighter Jets Amid Protests
TL;DR
The UK announced it will purchase 12 F-35A stealth fighter-bombers to reintroduce a nuclear role for its air force, enabling the delivery of nuclear weapons from the air for the first time since the Cold War, and will join NATO’s airborne nuclear mission, enhancing its strategic capabilities.
- U.K. Says It’s Buying 12 Jets That Can Carry Nuclear Weapons The New York Times
- How and why is Britain obtaining access to nuclear gravity bombs? The Guardian
- UK to purchase fighter jets capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons Reuters
- Newspaper headlines: UK's 'nuclear jets' and 'Trump drops f-bomb' BBC
- Anti-arms groups plan mass protests over expansion of UK nuclear deterrent The Guardian
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