UK says it will buy F-35 jets capable of carrying nuclear bombs
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Kingdom will buy 12 U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear bombs and will join NATO's shared airborne nuclear mission, in a major expansion of its nuclear deterrent, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Wednesday.
The government called it 'the biggest strengthening of the U.K.'s nuclear posture in a generation.'
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