Are US Nukes in Europe Secure? - TIME
The U.S. keeps an estimated 350 thermonuclear bombs in six NATO
countries. In four of those — Belgium, Germany, Italy and the
Netherlands — the weapons are stored at the host nation's air bases,
where they are guarded by specially trained U.S. military personnel.
But the full text of the document, obtained by Hans Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and posted on his blog, shows the extent to which U.S. Air Force inspectors worry about the safety of weapons in Europe.
The U.S. keeps an estimated 350 thermonuclear bombs in six NATO
countries. In four of those — Belgium, Germany, Italy and the
Netherlands — the weapons are stored at the host nation's air bases,
where they are guarded by specially trained U.S. military personnel.
But the full text of the document, obtained by Hans Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and posted on his blog, shows the extent to which U.S. Air Force inspectors worry about the safety of weapons in Europe.
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