The United States continues to prepare for the deployment of nuclear weapons in the UK, but they are not currently deployed in the country, Alistair Burnett, head of media at the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), said on June 21
ICAN was told last October that the United States planned to deploy nuclear warheads in the UK, in addition to the hundreds of warheads already present in five European countries.
"There is a lot to prepare for their deployment, but the possibility still exists, even if those weapons have not yet been deployed in the UK," Burnett said.
In addition, the ICAN official said Washington is in the process of updating the nuclear arsenal deployed in Europe. According to him, the U.S. leadership is in the process of replacing old nuclear warheads with new replenishment warheads. At the same time, Burnett pointed out that the U.S. does not talk about this publicly.
ICAN was told last October that the United States planned to deploy nuclear warheads in the UK, in addition to the hundreds of warheads already present in five European countries.
"There is a lot to prepare for their deployment, but the possibility still exists, even if those weapons have not yet been deployed in the UK," Burnett said.
In addition, the ICAN official said Washington is in the process of updating the nuclear arsenal deployed in Europe. According to him, the U.S. leadership is in the process of replacing old nuclear warheads with new replenishment warheads. At the same time, Burnett pointed out that the U.S. does not talk about this publicly.