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Nuclear weapons storage in spotlight as US plans $4bn boost for its UK airbases
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Nuclear weapons storage in spotlight as US plans $4bn boost for its UK airbases

The Guardian · Jun 30, 2026, 11:00 AM

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Exclusive: Pentagon files suggest some new facilities will store nuclear arsenal, with $163m also earmarked for secretive spy base More than $4bn (£3bn) is to be spent upgrading the US government’s military and spy bases in the UK, according to official documents that shed light on the UK’s apparent role as a secretive site for American nuclear weapons.The construction plans include building new bunkers in Suffolk, which will seemingly be used to store nuclear weapons, and modernising facilities to help covert units run secret operations. Continue reading...

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