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Stars and Stripes/Washington Post: Location of US nuclear weapons in Europe accidentally revealed in report from NATO body
A recently released - and subsequently deleted - document published by a NATO-affiliated body has sparked headlines in Europe with an apparent confirmation of a long-held open secret: U.S. nuclear weapons are being stored in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey.
A version of the document, titled "A new era for nuclear deterrence? Modernisation, arms control and allied nuclear forces," was published in April. Written by a Canadian senator for the Defense and Security Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the report assessed the future of the organization's nuclear deterrence policy.
But what would make news months later is a passing reference that appeared to reveal the location of roughly 150 U.S. nuclear weapons being stored in Europe.
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WNU Editor: No surprises here. These locations and numbers have been known for a few years (see here). Bottom line. The report says that there are roughly 150 U.S. nuclear weapons stored at the following European bases .... Kleine Brogel in Belgium, Büchel in Germany, Aviano and Ghedi-Torre in Italy, Volkel in The Netherlands, and Incirlik in Turkey.
3 comments:
It's odd that the US stopped basing aircraft at Incirlik (after it got blockaded by the Turks in the aftermath of the coup attempt) but they still keep 50 warheads there.
Something to hold over the heads of the host country maybe.
I doubt we still have nuke in Turkey
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