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| US withdraws nukes from UK |
| 2008-06-27 |
| The U.S. has removed its nuclear arsenal in Britain, ending its half-century deployment there and reducing its European nuclear deployment to six locations in five countries, a report said. The withdrawal follows the removal of nuclear weapons from the Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in 2005 and Greece in 2001, according to the The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Strategic Security Blog, citing unidentified sources. The U.S. now has an estimated 150 to 240 B61 nuclear bombs scattered in Europe - at Aviano Air Base, Italy, and Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and at four European bases in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and a second Italian post, the blog said. In November 2000, then-President Clinton authorized the Pentagon to deploy 110 nuclear bombs to RAF Lakenheath. There were 480 atomic bombs in Europe at the time. President George W. Bush updated the authorization in May 2004, with an apparent order to remove the nuclear weapons from Ramstein, the blog said. The directive might have also authorized the pullout from Lakenheath, it said. Asked by reporters June 26 if the reported withdrawal was true, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said: 'I haven't gotten that question since I've been secretary of defense, but I think I'm not supposed to talk about that.' |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #4 See also IRAN-DAILY > BRITAIN CANNOT FIGHT TWO WARS [AT ONCE]. Brit's national establishment + econ sectors are not structured to support simul multiple conflicts. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-06-27 21:53 |
| #3 CHINESE MIL FORUM > YOUTUBE VIDEO = US NEOCONS STOLE THE IRISH EU VOTE/ELECTION. Basically, Vid infers USA desires to formally overtly take over UK, Ireland, + EU. Recall OSAMA-RADICAL ISLAM + PAN-ISLAMIST NUCLEARIZATION + STRATWEAPNZ [Iran + Militants-Terr] > SAVING THE JIHAD = "THERE CAN ONLY BE TWO" [US-Allies + Islamist Central Asia/Asia], NOT VLADVEDEV's = RUSSIA's DESIRED "MULTIPOLAR" WORLD??? D *** NG IT, ET TU NATALIE PORTMAN = QUEEN AMIDALA??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-06-27 21:15 |
| #2 I keep a couple in my hot water heater closet. Just in case, you know. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2008-06-27 15:26 |
| #1 Good. We may be needing them soon. |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-06-27 14:27 |