#nuclearbomb — Public Fediverse posts
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On our local news tonight there was a piece about school children making 18,000 plus paper cranes, partly to break a record & partly to do with peace. I wonder how many of these children would know of or even understand the story of Sadako Sasaki.
I read this book when I was preteen, my Dad gave it to me & I’m glad he did. It had a huge effect in the way I thought about a lot of things. I forgot about it for years, I don’t think I wouldn’t hurt for children to read it now. I don’t think it would hurt for anyone to read it now. #Books #1000Cranes #SadakoSasaki #NuclearBomb -
On our local news tonight there was a piece about school children making 18,000 plus paper cranes, partly to break a record & partly to do with peace. I wonder how many of these children would know of or even understand the story of Sadako Sasaki.
I read this book when I was preteen, my Dad gave it to me & I’m glad he did. It had a huge effect in the way I thought about a lot of things. I forgot about it for years, I don’t think I wouldn’t hurt for children to read it now. I don’t think it would hurt for anyone to read it now. #Books #1000Cranes #SadakoSasaki #NuclearBomb -
https://www.europesays.com/iran/205159/ Hamas accepted possibility of nuclear annihilation, in exchange for Israel death #9/11 #BinLaden #ColdWar #Gaza #GazaWar #Hamas #HamasIran #Hezbollah #Israel #IsraelNuclearWeapons #NuclearBomb #NuclearWeapon #Opinion #OsamaBinLaden #TheOctober7Massacre #YahyaSinwar #YayhaSinwar
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US’ B61-13 nuclear bomb program speeds up with critical milestone
Federal officials have cleared a major production milestone for the newest variant of the US air-delivered nuclear arsenal…
#Nuclear #B61-12 #Defense&Military #nuclear #nuclearbomb #nuclearweapon
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/166681/ The interim US-Iran deal leaves the fate of Tehran’s nuclear program still to be negotiated #DonaldTrump #Iran #Israel #NuclearBomb #NuclearDeal #NuclearProgram #Tehran #TheUnitedStatesAndIran
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Crystals found inside wreckage from the first nuclear bomb test
#HackerNews #Crystals #NuclearBomb #History #Science #Discovery
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Crystals found inside wreckage from the first nuclear bomb test
#HackerNews #Crystals #NuclearBomb #History #Science #Discovery
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Orbiting Armageddon: Russia’s #EMP Threat from Space and Transatlantic Responses
Apr 17, 2025
Excerpt: "If a #NuclearBomb were detonated in orbit, the physical effects would be unlike a typical terrestrial nuclear blast. There would be no mushroom cloud or shock wave in the vacuum of space. Instead, the weapon’s energy would be released as intense radiation and electromagnetic pulses (Scientific American).
"#Satellites within line of sight of the explosion would be instantly subjected to a blinding flash of gamma rays and X-rays, likely frying their electronics on contact (Scientific American). Moments after, a powerful #EMP would form as the bomb’s gamma radiation ionizes the upper atmosphere. This process, known as the #ComptonEffect, releases billions of high-energy electrons that race along Earth’s magnetic field lines (Scientific American). The result is an expanding wave of electromagnetic energy.
"U.S. defense officials have described this kind of space-triggered EMP as a 'massive energy wave' that could 'destroy satellites' and disrupt a vast swath of the satellites that the world depends on for communication and commerce (Carnegie). In essence, one orbital blast could simultaneously knock out numerous satellites – military and civilian – that are crucial to GPS navigation, telephone and internet links, financial transactions, weather forecasting, and more.
"An EMP from space could also induce chaos on the ground. The pulse would interact with Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field to send geomagnetically induced currents surging through power lines and electronic networks (Aerospace America). In 1962, the U.S. #StarfishPrime test proved this danger: although detonated 400 kilometers above the Pacific, its EMP caused voltage spikes that blew out 300 streetlights and knocked out telephone lines in Hawaii, nearly 1,500 kilometers away (Scientific American , Aerospace America).
"An orbital detonation today, especially if positioned over populated regions, could overload electrical grids across vast areas. Transformers and grid infrastructure could be destroyed by the sudden, uncontrolled currents (Aerospace America). The scale of blackout could range over one or several countries, depending on the weapon’s altitude and yield. Experts warn that such a scenario would be devastating.
"A U.S. Congressional commission on EMP found that a nationwide power outage caused by a high-altitude nuclear blast could collapse critical infrastructure – an outcome it described as a potential
'civilization killer' if power and services were not restored quickly (Carnegie). In addition to massive economic damage, the disruption of communication and radar networks would impair defense capabilities, complicating crisis management during the very moment it’s most needed."Beyond the immediate blast and pulse, a space-based nuclear explosion would have a long-duration effect that could be even more damaging to space infrastructure. The explosion’s charged particles would become trapped by Earth’s magnetic field, forming an artificial radiation belt encircling the planet (Scientific American).
"This is exactly what happened after Starfish Prime: a man-made #RadiationBelt lingered for years, eventually destroying a third of all satellites in orbit at the time (Scientific American). In today’s environment, with thousands of satellites, the consequences would be dire. The intense radiation would bathe #LowEarthOrbit, causing surviving satellites to degrade and fail over the ensuing days, weeks, and months (Aerospace America). Many satellites that weren’t immediately destroyed would succumb to this enhanced radiation environment.
"Nearly 10,000 active satellites now orbit Earth, and most are not designed to withstand extreme nuclear radiation (Aerospace America). Critical constellations – for example, #SpaceX’s #Starlink network of small satellites (over 6,000 in orbit) that provides high-speed broadband, including to Ukrainian forces – would likely be heavily degraded or completely knocked offline (Scientific American). Replacement of satellites would be hampered as well: the orbital 'fallout' zone could remain dangerous for new satellites for years, denying space to any fresh deployments (Aerospace America). Even astronauts and cosmonauts in space could be in peril."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/PPMrQ#NoNukesInSpace #LEO #KesslerEffect
#KesslerSyndrome #NoNukes #NoWar #NuclearWeapons #Satellites -
Orbiting Armageddon: Russia’s #EMP Threat from Space and Transatlantic Responses
Apr 17, 2025
Excerpt: "If a #NuclearBomb were detonated in orbit, the physical effects would be unlike a typical terrestrial nuclear blast. There would be no mushroom cloud or shock wave in the vacuum of space. Instead, the weapon’s energy would be released as intense radiation and electromagnetic pulses (Scientific American).
"#Satellites within line of sight of the explosion would be instantly subjected to a blinding flash of gamma rays and X-rays, likely frying their electronics on contact (Scientific American). Moments after, a powerful #EMP would form as the bomb’s gamma radiation ionizes the upper atmosphere. This process, known as the #ComptonEffect, releases billions of high-energy electrons that race along Earth’s magnetic field lines (Scientific American). The result is an expanding wave of electromagnetic energy.
"U.S. defense officials have described this kind of space-triggered EMP as a 'massive energy wave' that could 'destroy satellites' and disrupt a vast swath of the satellites that the world depends on for communication and commerce (Carnegie). In essence, one orbital blast could simultaneously knock out numerous satellites – military and civilian – that are crucial to GPS navigation, telephone and internet links, financial transactions, weather forecasting, and more.
"An EMP from space could also induce chaos on the ground. The pulse would interact with Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field to send geomagnetically induced currents surging through power lines and electronic networks (Aerospace America). In 1962, the U.S. #StarfishPrime test proved this danger: although detonated 400 kilometers above the Pacific, its EMP caused voltage spikes that blew out 300 streetlights and knocked out telephone lines in Hawaii, nearly 1,500 kilometers away (Scientific American , Aerospace America).
"An orbital detonation today, especially if positioned over populated regions, could overload electrical grids across vast areas. Transformers and grid infrastructure could be destroyed by the sudden, uncontrolled currents (Aerospace America). The scale of blackout could range over one or several countries, depending on the weapon’s altitude and yield. Experts warn that such a scenario would be devastating.
"A U.S. Congressional commission on EMP found that a nationwide power outage caused by a high-altitude nuclear blast could collapse critical infrastructure – an outcome it described as a potential
'civilization killer' if power and services were not restored quickly (Carnegie). In addition to massive economic damage, the disruption of communication and radar networks would impair defense capabilities, complicating crisis management during the very moment it’s most needed."Beyond the immediate blast and pulse, a space-based nuclear explosion would have a long-duration effect that could be even more damaging to space infrastructure. The explosion’s charged particles would become trapped by Earth’s magnetic field, forming an artificial radiation belt encircling the planet (Scientific American).
"This is exactly what happened after Starfish Prime: a man-made #RadiationBelt lingered for years, eventually destroying a third of all satellites in orbit at the time (Scientific American). In today’s environment, with thousands of satellites, the consequences would be dire. The intense radiation would bathe #LowEarthOrbit, causing surviving satellites to degrade and fail over the ensuing days, weeks, and months (Aerospace America). Many satellites that weren’t immediately destroyed would succumb to this enhanced radiation environment.
"Nearly 10,000 active satellites now orbit Earth, and most are not designed to withstand extreme nuclear radiation (Aerospace America). Critical constellations – for example, #SpaceX’s #Starlink network of small satellites (over 6,000 in orbit) that provides high-speed broadband, including to Ukrainian forces – would likely be heavily degraded or completely knocked offline (Scientific American). Replacement of satellites would be hampered as well: the orbital 'fallout' zone could remain dangerous for new satellites for years, denying space to any fresh deployments (Aerospace America). Even astronauts and cosmonauts in space could be in peril."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/PPMrQ#NoNukesInSpace #LEO #KesslerEffect
#KesslerSyndrome #NoNukes #NoWar #NuclearWeapons #Satellites -
How did the Enlightenment fail to stop two world wars, two nuclear bombings, the Holocaust, new wars, Trump being elected twice, and the collapse of international law?
#question #evil #crime #war #terror #Genocide #holocaust #worldwar #terror #trump #law #justice #humanity #humanrights #destruction #education #philosophy #ethics #problem #moral #future #collapse #civilization #nuclearbomb #enlightenment #fail #military #finance #hunger #poverty #fascism #racism #warcrime #abuse #exploitation #capitalism #epstein #EpsteinFiles #Epsteinfallout #EpsteinGate #politics #government #world #worldorder #collapse #doomsday #apocalypse #disaster #pollution #waste #democracy #society #people
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Soviet Jet Exposed Dropping Nuclear Bomb in Rare 1962 Test Footage
Witness a chilling piece of history: a Soviet Su-7 jet dropping a live nuclear bomb in a rare 1962 test, captured in striking - albeit grainy - footage. This extraordinary clip shows a bold Cold War experiment that will leave you speechless.
#ColdWar #NuclearBomb #SovietUnion #Russia #MilitaryAviation
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ex #maga #mtg #MarjorieTaylorGreene " #republican party needs to be burned to the ground" #usa #trump #apac #nuclearbomb #iran
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For the good of the nation and the world, it’s time we face the reality: The most powerful man in the world does not have the mental capacity to do the job. Donald #Trump — who has a family history of #dementia — is increasingly unhinged.
We are all endangered. What happens if, in a demented rage, he hurls a #nuclearbomb? Who is watching the “football” with the nuclear codes? Who’s ready to stop him to save the world?
Don’t wait. #Impeach him now.https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/hes-losing-all-his-marbles?
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For the good of the nation and the world, it’s time we face the reality: The most powerful man in the world does not have the mental capacity to do the job. Donald #Trump — who has a family history of #dementia — is increasingly unhinged.
We are all endangered. What happens if, in a demented rage, he hurls a #nuclearbomb? Who is watching the “football” with the nuclear codes? Who’s ready to stop him to save the world?
Don’t wait. #Impeach him now.https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/hes-losing-all-his-marbles?
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Israeli journalist Shimon Riklin raised the possibility of using a #NeutronBomb against #Iran on Channel 14 during a panel that included National Security Minister Itamar Ben‑Gvir.
Riklin asked why #Israel is not using the bomb, describing it as “a type of atomic bomb that kills populations without damaging buildings.
When the discussion turned to reports that Israel had attacked a missile site near the Strait of Hormuz with “unconventional weapons,” one journalist said “I didn’t say that,” before noting, with a smile directed at Ben‑Gvir, “I recognise your smile, Minister Ben‑Gvir, you’re hiding something here.”
Ben‑Gvir did not address the specific questions in the clip and instead said, “I’m a member of the inner cabinet, the responsibility on me is immense.”
Another commentator on the panel hinted that unconventional weapons may already have been used, and parts of the exchange were accompanied by laughter.
#NuclearBomb #Israel #Iran #Shameless #WarCrime #Politics #WarOnIran -
Israeli journalist Shimon Riklin raised the possibility of using a #NeutronBomb against #Iran on Channel 14 during a panel that included National Security Minister Itamar Ben‑Gvir.
Riklin asked why #Israel is not using the bomb, describing it as “a type of atomic bomb that kills populations without damaging buildings.
When the discussion turned to reports that Israel had attacked a missile site near the Strait of Hormuz with “unconventional weapons,” one journalist said “I didn’t say that,” before noting, with a smile directed at Ben‑Gvir, “I recognise your smile, Minister Ben‑Gvir, you’re hiding something here.”
Ben‑Gvir did not address the specific questions in the clip and instead said, “I’m a member of the inner cabinet, the responsibility on me is immense.”
Another commentator on the panel hinted that unconventional weapons may already have been used, and parts of the exchange were accompanied by laughter.
#NuclearBomb #Israel #Iran #Shameless #WarCrime #Politics #WarOnIran -
D'un seul coup, j'ai comme un doute qu'il soit bien capable d'être aussi dingue......
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#Iran hardliners ramp up calls for a #NuclearBomb
The debate among Iranian hardliners over whether Tehran should seek a #nuclear bomb in defiance of an escalating #US - #Israel attack is getting louder, more public & more insistent, sources in the country say.
#TrumpsWar #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/iran-hardliners-ramp-up-calls-nuclear-bomb-sources-say-2026-03-26/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
#Iran hardliners ramp up calls for a #NuclearBomb
The debate among Iranian hardliners over whether Tehran should seek a #nuclear bomb in defiance of an escalating #US - #Israel attack is getting louder, more public & more insistent, sources in the country say.
#TrumpsWar #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/iran-hardliners-ramp-up-calls-nuclear-bomb-sources-say-2026-03-26/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
Trump says Iran ‘wants to make a deal.’ Here’s what’s happening on day 24 of the war.
President Trump on Saturday threatened to “hit and obliterate” Iran’s power plants within 48 hours unless the Islamic…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #BenjaminNetanyahu #breakingnews #Iran #nuclearbomb #PresidentTrump #StraitofHormuz #Tehran
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Scientists Say These Two Island Nations Are Your Best Bet for Surviving a Nuclear War https://www.byteseu.com/1890758/ #Agriculture #Famine #Nuclear #NuclearBomb #NuclearConflict #NuclearWar #NuclearWinter
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Scientists Say These Two Island Nations Are Your Best Bet for Surviving a Nuclear War https://www.byteseu.com/1890758/ #Agriculture #Famine #Nuclear #NuclearBomb #NuclearConflict #NuclearWar #NuclearWinter
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« L’Iran est sur le point d’obtenir l’arme nucléaire » : trente ans de prophéties démenties
> En 1995, la CIA alertait : l’Iran est capable de développer une arme nucléaire en dix ans. En 2005, dix ans plus tard donc, elle alertait de nouveau : dans cinq ans, l’Iran aura la bombe. Cinq ans plus tard, en 2010, le chef du renseignement militaire américain (Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA), alertait à son tour : « il […]
#Iran
#nucleaire
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According to our elected leaders, we should be scared that #Iran could get a #nuclearbomb. But #Israel already has them, and its government is increasingly unstable and belligerent. #Zionists #Gaza #Genocide #Netanyahu #IDF #Murderers
🦩 Read more: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/wait-why-is-israel-allowed-to-have-nukes
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According to our elected leaders, we should be scared that #Iran could get a #nuclearbomb. But #Israel already has them, and its government is increasingly unstable and belligerent. #Zionists #Gaza #Genocide #Netanyahu #IDF #Murderers
🦩 Read more: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/wait-why-is-israel-allowed-to-have-nukes
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Would countries stop invading each other if every country has a nuclear bomb?
#nuclearweapons #atomicbomb #nuclearproliferation #warfare #internationalrelations #diplomacy #nuclearbomb #nuclearwar -
Are US Nukes Returning To Britain? Implications For Europe’s Security Order
Are US Nukes Returning To Britain? Implications For Europe’s Security Order
By Uriel Araujo
Growing secrecy around US military bases in the UK has reignited speculation about the return of American nuclear weapons to British soil. Infrastructure upgrades, NATO’s nuclear reconfiguration, and Washington’s shifting posture toward Europe raise troubling questions. At a time of transatlantic strain and Arctic tensions, Britain’s silence speaks loudly.
Secrecy is a kind of silence, but sometimes silence speaks volumes: over the past year, London’s growing reluctance to disclose details about the US military presence on British soil has fuelled renewed suspicion that Washington may be quietly deploying or storing nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom. This has been speculated for some time now, but recent developments add fuel to the fire, so to speak. The timing is interesting: the lack of transparency surrounding US bases in Britain coincides with a broader NATO nuclear reconfiguration, a confused European security debate, and a transatlantic relationship under unprecedented strain.
A recent investigative report revealed that the UK government has increasingly classified information about the number, role, and operational scope of US forces stationed at British bases, citing security concerns while avoiding parliamentary scrutiny. The refusal to clarify whether US assets at sites such as RAF Lakenheath include nuclear-capable infrastructure has inevitably raised alarm. One may recall that RAF Lakenheath hosted US nuclear weapons throughout the Cold War, and that Britain officially declared their removal only in 2008. The infrastructure, however, never truly disappeared.
In any case, recent developments (since 2025) show evidence of upgrades and possible redeployment of US nuclear weapons to the base (e.g., suspected B61-12 arrivals in July 2025).
Indeed, already in March 2025, credible defence reporting suggested that Washington intended to deploy nuclear weapons to Britain for the first time in nearly two decades, citing upgrades to storage facilities compatible with B61 nuclear bombs.
Some analysts argue that these moves fit a broader US strategy of repositioning nuclear assets closer to what Washington sees as potential theatres of confrontation, particularly in Europe’s northern and eastern flanks. Thus far, neither London nor Washington have denied these reports outright, relying instead on NATO’s familiar “neither confirm nor deny” approach.
This silence takes place in an interesting enough moment. Over the past two years, Europe has witnessed a steady erosion of arms-control frameworks and a revival of nuclear brinkmanship. In August 2024, Germany became the focal point of what I described back then as a new Cuban Missile Crisis-like episode, after Berlin and Washington announced the deployment of long-range US missile systems eliminated under the INF Treaty, systems that could be nuclear-capable despite official assurances to the contrary. That debate has not come to an end; if anything, it has “normalized” the idea that European soil can again host strategic weapons aimed at Russia.
Poland followed a similar trajectory. In September 2025, senior Polish officials openly advocated joining NATO’s nuclear-sharing program and even floated the possibility of developing national nuclear capabilities, framed as a “race for security”. The catch here is that Europe’s eastern flank no longer fully trusts American guarantees, yet feels pushed by Washington into ever riskier postures. It goes without saying that such ambitions skirt the spirit of the Non-Proliferation Treaty while deepening regional instability.
More recently, what has fundamentally altered the strategic landscape, however, are Trump’s threats against Denmark over Greenland: a blatant enough assertion of American strategic entitlement in the Arctic, also tied to interests pertaining to energy routes and rare-earth resources.
It is no wonder European leaders, visibly shaken, have begun debating scenarios in which the American “ally” is no longer a guarantor of security but a potential threat. EU officials have thus even discussed invoking Article 42.7 of the EU Treaty as a hedge against American unpredictability, in a scenario about which I speculated whether it would make sense for Europe to “pivot” to Russia to some extent.
This is where Britain’s role becomes pivotal. Does it make sense to assume that, as continental Europe hedges and even tentatively reopens dialogue with Moscow, Washington might view the UK as a more reliable partner? Possibly. Britain for one thing remains outside the EU, hosts extensive US military infrastructure, and maintains deep intelligence and nuclear ties with Washington.
It is true that Franco-British nuclear cooperation has been openly discussed, and even Sweden is reportedly eyeing arrangements involving British and French deterrence, Yet this very alignment has its contradictions, given the overall context. In any case, if the UK becomes America’s primary nuclear foothold across the Atlantic, it thereby absorbs disproportionate strategic exposure, turning British territory into a frontline in any future escalation.
Britain’s silence on US nuclear deployments certainly increases tensions. So-called democratic societies, moreover, cannot be expected to shoulder risks without transparency or consent;
The paradox here is striking enough. Trump claims to seek an end to the American proxy war in Ukraine and a reduction of tensions with Moscow, yet simultaneously advances policies that further encircle Russia in the Arctic (yes, that includes Greenland) and basically revive Cold War-style nuclear deployments, apparently.
Europe, meanwhile, is left confused enough to wonder whether it should prepare to defend itself against Russia (as its rhetoric would have it) or against the United States, even though the only explicit military threats have come from Washington itself, through Trump’s voice.
Uriel Araujo, Anthropology PhD, is a social scientist specializing in ethnic and religious conflicts, with extensive research on geopolitical dynamics and cultural interactions.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Voice of East.
#Britain #Europe #Geopolitics #NATO #NuclearBomb #Russia #TheArctic #UK #Ukraine #USA -
Are US Nukes Returning To Britain? Implications For Europe’s Security Order
Are US Nukes Returning To Britain? Implications For Europe’s Security Order
By Uriel Araujo
Growing secrecy around US military bases in the UK has reignited speculation about the return of American nuclear weapons to British soil. Infrastructure upgrades, NATO’s nuclear reconfiguration, and Washington’s shifting posture toward Europe raise troubling questions. At a time of transatlantic strain and Arctic tensions, Britain’s silence speaks loudly.
Secrecy is a kind of silence, but sometimes silence speaks volumes: over the past year, London’s growing reluctance to disclose details about the US military presence on British soil has fuelled renewed suspicion that Washington may be quietly deploying or storing nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom. This has been speculated for some time now, but recent developments add fuel to the fire, so to speak. The timing is interesting: the lack of transparency surrounding US bases in Britain coincides with a broader NATO nuclear reconfiguration, a confused European security debate, and a transatlantic relationship under unprecedented strain.
A recent investigative report revealed that the UK government has increasingly classified information about the number, role, and operational scope of US forces stationed at British bases, citing security concerns while avoiding parliamentary scrutiny. The refusal to clarify whether US assets at sites such as RAF Lakenheath include nuclear-capable infrastructure has inevitably raised alarm. One may recall that RAF Lakenheath hosted US nuclear weapons throughout the Cold War, and that Britain officially declared their removal only in 2008. The infrastructure, however, never truly disappeared.
In any case, recent developments (since 2025) show evidence of upgrades and possible redeployment of US nuclear weapons to the base (e.g., suspected B61-12 arrivals in July 2025).
Indeed, already in March 2025, credible defence reporting suggested that Washington intended to deploy nuclear weapons to Britain for the first time in nearly two decades, citing upgrades to storage facilities compatible with B61 nuclear bombs.
Some analysts argue that these moves fit a broader US strategy of repositioning nuclear assets closer to what Washington sees as potential theatres of confrontation, particularly in Europe’s northern and eastern flanks. Thus far, neither London nor Washington have denied these reports outright, relying instead on NATO’s familiar “neither confirm nor deny” approach.
This silence takes place in an interesting enough moment. Over the past two years, Europe has witnessed a steady erosion of arms-control frameworks and a revival of nuclear brinkmanship. In August 2024, Germany became the focal point of what I described back then as a new Cuban Missile Crisis-like episode, after Berlin and Washington announced the deployment of long-range US missile systems eliminated under the INF Treaty, systems that could be nuclear-capable despite official assurances to the contrary. That debate has not come to an end; if anything, it has “normalized” the idea that European soil can again host strategic weapons aimed at Russia.
Poland followed a similar trajectory. In September 2025, senior Polish officials openly advocated joining NATO’s nuclear-sharing program and even floated the possibility of developing national nuclear capabilities, framed as a “race for security”. The catch here is that Europe’s eastern flank no longer fully trusts American guarantees, yet feels pushed by Washington into ever riskier postures. It goes without saying that such ambitions skirt the spirit of the Non-Proliferation Treaty while deepening regional instability.
More recently, what has fundamentally altered the strategic landscape, however, are Trump’s threats against Denmark over Greenland: a blatant enough assertion of American strategic entitlement in the Arctic, also tied to interests pertaining to energy routes and rare-earth resources.
It is no wonder European leaders, visibly shaken, have begun debating scenarios in which the American “ally” is no longer a guarantor of security but a potential threat. EU officials have thus even discussed invoking Article 42.7 of the EU Treaty as a hedge against American unpredictability, in a scenario about which I speculated whether it would make sense for Europe to “pivot” to Russia to some extent.
This is where Britain’s role becomes pivotal. Does it make sense to assume that, as continental Europe hedges and even tentatively reopens dialogue with Moscow, Washington might view the UK as a more reliable partner? Possibly. Britain for one thing remains outside the EU, hosts extensive US military infrastructure, and maintains deep intelligence and nuclear ties with Washington.
It is true that Franco-British nuclear cooperation has been openly discussed, and even Sweden is reportedly eyeing arrangements involving British and French deterrence, Yet this very alignment has its contradictions, given the overall context. In any case, if the UK becomes America’s primary nuclear foothold across the Atlantic, it thereby absorbs disproportionate strategic exposure, turning British territory into a frontline in any future escalation.
Britain’s silence on US nuclear deployments certainly increases tensions. So-called democratic societies, moreover, cannot be expected to shoulder risks without transparency or consent;
The paradox here is striking enough. Trump claims to seek an end to the American proxy war in Ukraine and a reduction of tensions with Moscow, yet simultaneously advances policies that further encircle Russia in the Arctic (yes, that includes Greenland) and basically revive Cold War-style nuclear deployments, apparently.
Europe, meanwhile, is left confused enough to wonder whether it should prepare to defend itself against Russia (as its rhetoric would have it) or against the United States, even though the only explicit military threats have come from Washington itself, through Trump’s voice.
Uriel Araujo, Anthropology PhD, is a social scientist specializing in ethnic and religious conflicts, with extensive research on geopolitical dynamics and cultural interactions.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Voice of East.
#Britain #Europe #Geopolitics #NATO #NuclearBomb #Russia #TheArctic #UK #Ukraine #USA -
Are US Nukes Returning To Britain? Implications For Europe’s Security Order
Are US Nukes Returning To Britain? Implications For Europe’s Security Order
By Uriel Araujo
Growing secrecy around US military bases in the UK has reignited speculation about the return of American nuclear weapons to British soil. Infrastructure upgrades, NATO’s nuclear reconfiguration, and Washington’s shifting posture toward Europe raise troubling questions. At a time of transatlantic strain and Arctic tensions, Britain’s silence speaks loudly.
Secrecy is a kind of silence, but sometimes silence speaks volumes: over the past year, London’s growing reluctance to disclose details about the US military presence on British soil has fuelled renewed suspicion that Washington may be quietly deploying or storing nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom. This has been speculated for some time now, but recent developments add fuel to the fire, so to speak. The timing is interesting: the lack of transparency surrounding US bases in Britain coincides with a broader NATO nuclear reconfiguration, a confused European security debate, and a transatlantic relationship under unprecedented strain.
A recent investigative report revealed that the UK government has increasingly classified information about the number, role, and operational scope of US forces stationed at British bases, citing security concerns while avoiding parliamentary scrutiny. The refusal to clarify whether US assets at sites such as RAF Lakenheath include nuclear-capable infrastructure has inevitably raised alarm. One may recall that RAF Lakenheath hosted US nuclear weapons throughout the Cold War, and that Britain officially declared their removal only in 2008. The infrastructure, however, never truly disappeared.
In any case, recent developments (since 2025) show evidence of upgrades and possible redeployment of US nuclear weapons to the base (e.g., suspected B61-12 arrivals in July 2025).
Indeed, already in March 2025, credible defence reporting suggested that Washington intended to deploy nuclear weapons to Britain for the first time in nearly two decades, citing upgrades to storage facilities compatible with B61 nuclear bombs.
Some analysts argue that these moves fit a broader US strategy of repositioning nuclear assets closer to what Washington sees as potential theatres of confrontation, particularly in Europe’s northern and eastern flanks. Thus far, neither London nor Washington have denied these reports outright, relying instead on NATO’s familiar “neither confirm nor deny” approach.
This silence takes place in an interesting enough moment. Over the past two years, Europe has witnessed a steady erosion of arms-control frameworks and a revival of nuclear brinkmanship. In August 2024, Germany became the focal point of what I described back then as a new Cuban Missile Crisis-like episode, after Berlin and Washington announced the deployment of long-range US missile systems eliminated under the INF Treaty, systems that could be nuclear-capable despite official assurances to the contrary. That debate has not come to an end; if anything, it has “normalized” the idea that European soil can again host strategic weapons aimed at Russia.
Poland followed a similar trajectory. In September 2025, senior Polish officials openly advocated joining NATO’s nuclear-sharing program and even floated the possibility of developing national nuclear capabilities, framed as a “race for security”. The catch here is that Europe’s eastern flank no longer fully trusts American guarantees, yet feels pushed by Washington into ever riskier postures. It goes without saying that such ambitions skirt the spirit of the Non-Proliferation Treaty while deepening regional instability.
More recently, what has fundamentally altered the strategic landscape, however, are Trump’s threats against Denmark over Greenland: a blatant enough assertion of American strategic entitlement in the Arctic, also tied to interests pertaining to energy routes and rare-earth resources.
It is no wonder European leaders, visibly shaken, have begun debating scenarios in which the American “ally” is no longer a guarantor of security but a potential threat. EU officials have thus even discussed invoking Article 42.7 of the EU Treaty as a hedge against American unpredictability, in a scenario about which I speculated whether it would make sense for Europe to “pivot” to Russia to some extent.
This is where Britain’s role becomes pivotal. Does it make sense to assume that, as continental Europe hedges and even tentatively reopens dialogue with Moscow, Washington might view the UK as a more reliable partner? Possibly. Britain for one thing remains outside the EU, hosts extensive US military infrastructure, and maintains deep intelligence and nuclear ties with Washington.
It is true that Franco-British nuclear cooperation has been openly discussed, and even Sweden is reportedly eyeing arrangements involving British and French deterrence, Yet this very alignment has its contradictions, given the overall context. In any case, if the UK becomes America’s primary nuclear foothold across the Atlantic, it thereby absorbs disproportionate strategic exposure, turning British territory into a frontline in any future escalation.
Britain’s silence on US nuclear deployments certainly increases tensions. So-called democratic societies, moreover, cannot be expected to shoulder risks without transparency or consent;
The paradox here is striking enough. Trump claims to seek an end to the American proxy war in Ukraine and a reduction of tensions with Moscow, yet simultaneously advances policies that further encircle Russia in the Arctic (yes, that includes Greenland) and basically revive Cold War-style nuclear deployments, apparently.
Europe, meanwhile, is left confused enough to wonder whether it should prepare to defend itself against Russia (as its rhetoric would have it) or against the United States, even though the only explicit military threats have come from Washington itself, through Trump’s voice.
Uriel Araujo, Anthropology PhD, is a social scientist specializing in ethnic and religious conflicts, with extensive research on geopolitical dynamics and cultural interactions.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Voice of East.
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What’s Driving The US’ Reported Decision To Re‑Station Tactical Nukes In The UK
What’s Driving The US’ Reported Decision To Re‑Station Tactical Nukes In The UK
It’s possible that the US – whether under Trump 2.0 or whichever administration, including a possible Democrat one, comes afterwards – might agree to transfer its tactical nukes to Estonia in parallel with a possible British F-35A deployment to the latter’s base there.
The Daily Mail cited Pentagon funding proposals to report in late December that the US plans to once again store tactical nukes in the UK upon renovating Lakenheath Airbase. The project is expected to cost $264 million and be completed by 2031. They added that “The U.K. will receive its (12 F-35A) jets at the end of this decade and it will be the first time it has had an air-launched tactical nuclear weapon since 1998. While it will own the jets, the U.S. will retain ownership of the nuclear weapons they come with.”
Although they also wrote that “[this] represents confirmation that American nuclear weapons will return to Britain for the first time since President Barack Obama withdrew them 17 years ago”, that was assumed in June after two announcements. The Ministry of Defence revealed that London will purchase 12 F-35As from the US and join NATO’s dual-capable nuclear aircraft mission. The Defence Minister then confirmed in November that the US would retain control over the nuclear weapons involved.
What makes the Daily Mail’s report significant is that it was published amidst the ongoing Russian-US talks over Ukraine as Putin’s Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev met with Trump’s Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Miami that weekend to discuss this. The signal being sent was that any grand deal with Russia for reforming the European security architecture after their proxy war ends won’t result in the US hanging its NATO allies out to dry as proven by its planned nuclear deployment to the UK.
Some of its troops in Europe might be redeployed to the Western Hemisphere or the Asia-Pacific, which are respectively the new National Security Strategy’s first and second priorities, but this isn’t akin to “selling Europe out” to Russia or agreeing to “a new Yalta”. The purpose would solely be to help alleviate some of Russia’s concerns for better managing their security dilemma all while reassuring NATO allies of its reliability through a continued presence on the mainland and the resumed nuclear one in the UK.
Readers should also remember that the US already stores nuclear weapons in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkiye so once again storing them in the UK shouldn’t be seen as too provocative by Russia since it’s geographically more distant from its borders than all of the aforesaid NATO countries. Nevertheless, resuming the UK’s role in the US’ nuclear-sharing program comes with additional risks due to London’s military presence at Estonia’s Tapa Army Base, whose government wants to host its F-35As.
The Estonian Defence Minister first floated this in July, the strategic significance of which was analysed here at the time, and then reaffirmed his interest in September. It’s therefore possible that the US – whether under Trump 2.0 or whichever administration, including a possible Democrat one, comes afterwards – might agree to transfer its tactical nukes to Estonia in parallel with a possible British F-35A deployment there. The UK would then function as the tip of the US’ nuclear spear against Russia.
To be clear, these plans remain in the realm of speculation for now, but they also can’t be ruled out. If a fellow MAGA ally such as Vice President JD Vance succeeds Trump, then this likely won’t happen unless in the far-fetched event of ties with Russia deteriorating for whatever reason, but a Democrat successor might flirt with this or actually go through with it precisely to provoke a crisis. Russia is accordingly expected to closely monitor this deployment due to its potentially outsized strategic significance.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Voice of East.
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South Korea says North Korea has 2,000 kg of highly enriched uranium, enough for dozens of nuclear bombs. Summit talks urged. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/north-korea-could-have-up-to-2-tonnes-of-highly-enriched-uranium-seoul-rlpm0gvd?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SouthKorea #North #NuclearBomb #HighlyEnrichedUranium
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Daily Times - Latest Pakistan News, World, Business, Sports, Lifestyle [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·Iran will never build a nuclear bomb, President tells UN
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Manhattan Project (But Were Afraid to Ask) - There have been plenty of books and movies about how the Manhattan Project brought... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-manhattan-project-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ #manhattanproject #nuclearbomb #science
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Manhattan Project (But Were Afraid to Ask) - There have been plenty of books and movies about how the Manhattan Project brought... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-manhattan-project-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ #manhattanproject #nuclearbomb #science
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Manhattan Project (But Were Afraid to Ask) https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-manhattan-project-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ #ManhattanProject #nuclearbomb #Science
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Manhattan Project (But Were Afraid to Ask) https://hackaday.com/2025/09/12/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-manhattan-project-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ #ManhattanProject #nuclearbomb #Science
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CW: Nuclear Historian Answers Nuclear War Questions
"Nuclear Historian Answers Nuclear War Questions | Tech Support | WIRED"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJTA2OinEHw#NuclearWar #NuclearBomb #History #Geschichte #Atomkrieg #Atombombe #Wired #YouTube
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AI start-up Anthropic builds anti-nuclear tool. Here’s what we know – Firstpost https://www.byteseu.com/1307662/ #Anthropic #AnthropicAcademy #AnthropicAI #AnthropicApi #AnthropicApiKey #AnthropicApiPricing #AnthropicCEO #AnthropicClaude #AnthropicConstitutionalAi #AnthropicFunding #AnthropicLogin #AnthropicModels #AnthropicStatus #antropic #ChatGPT #Claude #ClaudeAI #ClaudeCode #DeepSeek #gemini #Nuclear #NuclearBomb #NuclearReactor #OpenAI #PerplexityAnthropicConsole #WhatIsAnthropic
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CW: graphic description of victims of nuclear bombing
A day late, but a bit more on my grandmother's experience...
She told me that she witnessed victims of the bomb (hibakusha) arrive at her local train station. She recalls them all shuffling slowly off the train with something dangling off their fingertips - she couldn't tell what that was at first but it was their skin hanging off. They walked with their arms held out lightly bent in front and away from their bodies.
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CW: graphic description of victims of nuclear bombing
A day late, but a bit more on my grandmother's experience...
She told me that she witnessed victims of the bomb (hibakusha) arrive at her local train station. She recalls them all shuffling slowly off the train with something dangling off their fingertips - she couldn't tell what that was at first but it was their skin hanging off. They walked with their arms held out lightly bent in front and away from their bodies.
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Remembering of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at Lok Sabha
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80 Years On, The Photos of the Hiroshima Bombing Still Shock https://petapixel.com/2025/08/06/80-years-on-the-photos-of-the-hiroshima-bombing-still-shock/ #historicalphotos #secondworldwar #nuclearbomb #nuclearwar #hiroshima #Features #abomb #japan #News
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80 Years On, The Photos of the Hiroshima Bombing Still Shock https://petapixel.com/2025/08/06/80-years-on-the-photos-of-the-hiroshima-bombing-still-shock/ #historicalphotos #secondworldwar #nuclearbomb #nuclearwar #hiroshima #Features #abomb #japan #News
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80 Years On, The Photos of the Hiroshima Bombing Still Shock https://petapixel.com/2025/08/06/80-years-on-the-photos-of-the-hiroshima-bombing-still-shock/ #historicalphotos #secondworldwar #nuclearbomb #nuclearwar #hiroshima #Features #abomb #japan #News
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80 Years On, The Photos of the Hiroshima Bombing Still Shock https://petapixel.com/2025/08/06/80-years-on-the-photos-of-the-hiroshima-bombing-still-shock/ #historicalphotos #secondworldwar #nuclearbomb #nuclearwar #hiroshima #Features #abomb #japan #News
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80 Years On, The Photos of the Hiroshima Bombing Still Shock https://petapixel.com/2025/08/06/80-years-on-the-photos-of-the-hiroshima-bombing-still-shock/ #historicalphotos #secondworldwar #nuclearbomb #nuclearwar #hiroshima #Features #abomb #japan #News
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Årsdagen av bombningen av #Hiroshima
Kerstin Bergeå, Svenska Freds ordförande:
”Kampen mot kärnvapen får inte dö med oss som överlevde Hiroshima”
https://www.dalademokraten.se/2025-08-06/kampen-mot-karnvapen-far-inte-do-med-oss-som-overlevde-hiroshima/
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Årsdagen av bombningen av #Hiroshima
Kerstin Bergeå, Svenska Freds ordförande:
”Kampen mot kärnvapen får inte dö med oss som överlevde Hiroshima”
https://www.dalademokraten.se/2025-08-06/kampen-mot-karnvapen-far-inte-do-med-oss-som-overlevde-hiroshima/
#svenskafreds #kerstinbergeå #dalademokraten #nuclearbomb -
#British MP Tom Tugendhat claims Iran’s #Fordow #nuclear facility was built specifically to "murder #Jews in Israel."
Did #Iran invent a new type of nuclear bomb that is like neutron bomb but only kills people of a specific religion?
Will it ask them before turning them to dust?
Video on #BlueSky
https://bsky.app/profile/faab64.bsky.social/post/3lsemenuwa22a#Iranophobia #Propaganda #WMDlies #Fearmongering #NuclearBomb #UKpol #EUpol #Idiocracy #WTAF
@iran @israel