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UK to revive RAF nuclear strike capability scrapped in 1990s
Original: London revives the RAF’s nuclear strike capability abandoned in the late 1990s
Britain is reportedly moving to restore an air-launched nuclear strike capability for the Royal Air Force, more than two decades after it was abandoned in the late 1990s. The move would mark a significant shift in the UK's nuclear posture, which has relied on the Royal Navy's submarine-based Trident system since the last RAF nuclear weapons were retired.
Why now: News of the UK re-entering an air-based nuclear role marks a notable change in defence policy amid heightened global security tensions.
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