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According to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office, the United Kingdom plans to purchase at least a dozen F-35A fighter jets that can carry tactical nuclear weapons. This will be the “biggest strengthening of the UK’s nuclear posture in a generation.”

At the NATO summit in The Hague on Wednesday, where NATO leaders are expected to approve a significant increase in their defense spending, Starmer will make an announcement about the purchase, which will allow the UK’s air force to carry nuclear weapons for the first time since the end of the Cold War.

The UK’s current nuclear deterrence arsenal is limited to submarine-launched missiles.

We can no longer take peace for granted in a time of extreme uncertainty, which is why my government is supporting our national security, Starmer said in a statement.

The F35 dual-capable aircraft will “herald a new era for our world-leading Royal Air Force” and deter hostile threats to the UK and our allies.

Mark Rutte, the secretary-general of NATO, expressed his gratitude for the announcement in a statement, calling it “another significant British contribution to NATO.”

Dual-capable fighter jets

The UK air force currently uses the F-35B, but the F-35A can carry nuclear weapons in addition to conventional weapons, similar to the F-35B produced by Lockheed Martin.

According to the AFP news agency, seven NATO members, including the US, Germany, and Italy, already have dual-capable planes on European soil that are capable of carrying the same US B61 nuclear warheads that the UK will likely carry.

According to Downing Street, the aircraft would serve as NATO’s nuclear dual-capable aircraft mission, strengthening the alliance’s nuclear deterrence posture.

The Marham airbase will house the new jets, and the company’s acquisition of the planes is anticipated to create 20, 000 jobs there, according to the statement, adding that the UK will house a portion of the world’s jet supply chain, which is located there.

Europe re-arms

At the summit in The Hague, the 32 NATO members are expected to approve a significant increase in defense spending targets, moving from 2 percent to 5 percent of GDP.

The UK has already made significant investments in building new attack submarines and munitions factories, as well as a pledge to meet the spending goal.

The Trump administration, which claims that the US bears too much of the financial burden of the alliance, has been critical of the increase in defense budgets. Donald Trump, the head of the US, has threatened to leave the alliance and has questioned whether it should support nations that don’t meet the spending goals.

Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has refuted reports from US media outlets that claim the attacks on several of Iran’s nuclear sites have “completely destroyed” the facilities.

According to a first-class intelligence evaluation, the US bombardment failed to destroy Iran’s underground nuclear facilities, according to officials with access to the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), according to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CNN on Tuesday.

Iranian centrifuges were “largely intact,” according to two people with knowledge of the assessment’s description.

Prior to the US strikes on Sunday, a different source informed the US broadcaster that, in the opinion, enriched uranium had been moved.

Trump has argued that the US strikes have destroyed Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities.

Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform that “Fake News CNN and the failing New York Times have collaborated to disparage one of the most successful military operations in history.”

Iran’s nuclear sites have been completely destroyed, according to the statement! he wrote.

Trump responded to reporters’ questions on Tuesday regarding Iran’s plans to rebuild its nuclear arsenal, saying, “That place is under rock. That location has been destroyed.

The intelligence assessment was “flat-out incorrect,” according to the White House.

Everyone is aware of what happens when you drop fourteen, 000-pound bombs perfectly on their targets, according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who quoted them in a statement for CNN.

The intelligence report was also refuted by US special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.

According to Witkoff, “every three of those had most, if not all, the centrifuges damaged or destroyed in a way that almost made it impossible for them to resurrect that program.”

It will take a number of years, according to my opinion and that of many other experts who have seen the raw data.

Witkoff referred to the report’s leaking as “treasonous.”

It needs to be looked into, “. And whoever did it, and who holds the blame, should be held accountable, he continued.

Shihab Rattansi, a reporter for Al Jazeera, reported from Washington, DC, claiming a new information war is raging.

He claimed that “figures in Washington are obviously very interested in disclosing a very preliminary assessment of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s bombings.”

He noted that a press release from the White House was obtained by reporters, claiming that it was “a clear attempt to demonize President Trump and discredit the brave fighter pilots who carried out a flawless mission to destroy Iran’s nuclear program.”