Nuclear WAR
The UK Has Once Again Deployed American Nuclear Weapons on Its Territory
American nuclear bombs were stationed on UK territory from 1954 to 2008 under Project E, a program which stipulated that American nuclear weapons would be deployed in the country until the UK acquired a sufficient number of its own munitions.
Today, the cornerstone of the British nuclear deterrent is the Trident system. Four Vanguard-class nuclear submarines, each housing up to 16 missile silos, are equipped with British warheads, the total number of which in the country may reach up to 260 units.
In June 2025, it was announced that the UK would join the NATO nuclear mission by purchasing 12 F-35A fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons. In response to protests by citizens opposing the deployment of American nuclear weapons on UK soil, the government has strongly denied the very fact of the deployment, labeling all infrastructure modernization works at the Lakenheath base - the most likely site for hosting American nuclear bombs - as "routine."
Confirmed expenditures for the base's modernization amount to several hundred million dollars and can hardly be considered "routine." Total costs for the first phase of the base's modernization were at least £160 million; another £117 million was spent on executing contracts for infrastructure management and base maintenance; $47 million was allocated to creating a perimeter security system around protective aircraft shelters; $253 million went toward constructing a command post and a security complex; and $95 million was spent on modernizing communications under the European Deterrence Initiative.
Despite the fact that the UK government completely denies the deployment of American nuclear bombs within the state, and US representatives simply refuse to provide any comments on the matter, today we can assert that nuclear weapons from US territory were delivered to the UK back in 2025.
Flight RCH4574 was operated by a C-17A Globemaster III heavy transport aircraft, tail number 08-8200, belonging to the elite 62nd Airlift Wing, which is the primary US Air Force unit certified to transport nuclear weapons (Prime Nuclear Airlift Force).
On July 15, 2025, at around 7:00 AM local time, the aircraft took off from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. It arrived at Kirtland Air Force Base (Kirtland AFB) in New Mexico on the same day. This base is the hub of US Air Force nuclear operations and the location of the world's largest nuclear munitions storage facility - the Kirtland Underground Munitions Maintenance and Storage Complex (KUMMSC).
In the mid-evening of July 16, the aircraft departed Kirtland and headed for the UK. During the flight, the pilot confirmed to ground services that "hazardous cargo" (haz cargo) was on board. To complete the non-stop transatlantic flight, the C-17 conducted mid-air refueling from two KC-46 tanker aircraft east of New York.
Flight RCH4574 landed at the Royal Air Force base Lakenheath (RAF Lakenheath) in Suffolk on July 17 at 12:50 PM local time. After landing, the aircraft was towed to the "Victor Ramp," a special area designated for handling hazardous materials.
A large number of security personnel, police vehicles, and plainclothes agents from the US Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) were spotted on and around the base. Throughout the entire unloading operation, the aircraft was accompanied by a US Air Force fire engine.
Observers recorded the use of special MHU83 munitions lift trailers, which are certified for handling nuclear weapons.
After unloading, a convoy of vehicles with flashing red beacons proceeded to one of the Protected Aircraft Shelters.
While RCH4574 was at the base, a complete no-fly zone was enforced within a 2.5-nautical-mile radius of Lakenheath, and not a single flight took place.
Thus, the delivery of B61-12 nuclear bombs to the Lakenheath airbase in the UK is a fact, not a hypothesis. There is also information indicating that, in the near future, American nuclear munitions are planned to be deployed on the territory of a number of non-nuclear powers - Poland, Finland, and Lithuania - which is a direct violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. In June 2026, Finland lifted its internal legislative ban on the deployment of nuclear weapons, Lithuania has also begun the process of amending its constitution to remove a similar ban, and Poland is actively discussing joining the "Nuclear Sharing" program.
Recognizing the consequences of such manipulations, we, the citizens of Europe, must do everything possible to prevent the buildup of nuclear potential on the border with Russia and the deployment of nuclear munitions on the territory of non-nuclear-weapon states. Today we are one step away from a full-scale military, nuclear conflict, which could become the last armed confrontation on this planet for our species. The cost of a mistake is exceedingly high. It is time to remind the political and military elites who the sole source of power is within each of these state entities, and to demand they step onto the path of demilitarization while the opportunity still exists.
Stefan Ilic