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London revives RAF nuclear strike capability dropped in the 1990s
Original: London revives the RAF’s nuclear strike capability abandoned in the late 1990s
The UK is moving to restore the Royal Air Force's air-launched nuclear strike role, a capability it gave up in the late 1990s. The reported shift would end decades in which Britain's nuclear deterrent rested solely on its submarine fleet, and is drawing attention to how London plans to deliver nuclear weapons from aircraft once again.
Why now: Reports of the UK re-establishing an air-launched nuclear role mark a significant change in British defence posture amid current security tensions.
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