UK to buy F-35 stealth jets that can carry US nuclear warheads

the UK has officially announced the purchase of 12 F-35A stealth fighter jets capable of carrying U.S.-controlled B61-12 nuclear bombs as part of NATO’s nuclear-sharing mission⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾. This marks the first time since the 1990s that the Royal Air Force will have an airborne nuclear strike capability, complementing the UK’s existing submarine-based Trident deterrent⁽³