🇺🇸💣 U.S. Nuclear Bombs Return to the UK: Is Europe Heading Toward a New Cold War?

For the first time since 2008, the United States has redeployed B61 nuclear bombs to RAF Lakenheath in England. The move, executed via C‑17 transport aircraft from New Mexico, comes amid growing fears of military escalation across Europe following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Analysts see this as a clear signal to Moscow, marking a bold shift in NATO’s nuclear posture and a revival of Cold War-era deterrence strategies.

Meanwhile, the UK has purchased a new fleet of F‑35A jets capable of carrying U.S. tactical nukes, reintroducing an air-based nuclear capability to British forces for the first time in decades. With nearly every European country ramping up defense budgets, critics warn that the return of American nukes could spark a dangerous arms race and fuel further instability on the continent.