The stationing of US nuclear bombs in Britain has taken place for the first time in 17 years

The stationing of US nuclear bombs in Britain has taken place for the first time in 17 years. Yet the British government left it up to the media to inform the public of these new nuclear threats. 

According to Nukewatch, a high priority US Air Force C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft designated for nuclear cargo, left the hub of the USAF’s nuclear operation, Kirtland Air Force Base, landing at RAF Lakenheath on Thursday,17 July.

Nukewatch was able to observe the landing and unloading at Lakenheath, noting a heightened security operation on the ground and the presence of the aircraft in the area designated for the loading and unloading of hazardous cargos. Their assessment is that the aircraft was in fact carrying a batch of B61-12 nuclear weapons. You can find their full report here and a shorter version on uSwdUm5K69SW8CdnRq30Fxlb0RCMw8”>Read CND’s statement

Since 2022, CND has campaigned against the return of US nuclear weapons to Britain after it was revealed that RAF Lakenheath would be prepared for a new nuclear mission. In the years since, evidence has mounted, including CND’s unearthing of a declassified MoD document which gives US Visiting Forces an exemption from British nuclear safety regulations across their bases in the country. 

We are now calling on Keir Starmer and the government to make a formal statement on the return of US nuclear weapons to Britain and allow for a transparent debate and vote in Parliament on any such a deployment. Read our full statement -Cq7T2etWqne6aiSSytcMeIbx7p-_M15O6qE2Umbr7-je9vUmf6FGVsmvIxiRAgz1osclSmAKaXUf5rSVqBTgs0a4CgxtTT7Ve6bFOZMW4IfvRqU7SI53p-kKvHRmBRZDI7Y5suHDny5mhJwLCTlmJqJfWbq-4VOta1NE1L8-Uhx2sXXmukE03cjsWNx_TfF_8BH7m7itMDE6Odz6pL-3VKb6BYekg-q_ha_i04F6TZmW01ZY8Lqnrm7tRzfbePimqHTGes5ksd1Kv4Yr7zMfBG0rWdXP6nXN-FK8Fw0n5CuftmmQoxrT9oUol4o1XAQph4TIK4XVP4sS3SqWIxT50G62kb9s2Ehs/4if/HZRz4Ea4Si2VunMc8KmcCw/h4/h001.L_SyrLPGlROEJWxpckHpz1O4b1gT9btPsz6PLMln3iY”>hereand The Canary here.

Join the vigil this Saturday against this dangerous development at the main gate of RAF Lakenheath, from 12 noon to 2pm. More details here.