UK Eyes Broader Nuclear Mission To Strengthen NATO Defense

F-35B Joint Strike Fighter

The Strategic Defense Review hints that the UK’s F-35B Joint Strike Fighters could be joined by conventional-takeoff-and-landing F-35As.

Credit: Helayna Birkett/Royal Navy
The UK could seek a broader deterrence role in NATO and readopt the air-launched tactical nuclear mission. Facing a new era of global instability, the UK is considering bolstering NATO’s deterrence strategy by participating in the alliance’s nuclear sharing arrangements with dual-capable aircraft...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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