The UK is to purchase 12 US-made F-35 stealth fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons, in a sweeping overhaul of the country’s defence strategy.
Under the plans, Britain will join Nato’s airborne nuclear mission, and the F-35A jets are expected to carry American atomic bombs, as the military alliance contends with the growing threat of Russia.
The UK government’s purchase of the aircraft marks a significant expansion of the country’s nuclear deterrent. Currently, Britain can only launch nuclear weapons from its Vanguard class submarines, which carry them on Trident ballistic missiles.
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