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US to Deploy F-35A Jets Capable of Nuclear Strikes in UK

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Two squadrons of US-made F-35A jets capable of carrying out nuclear strikes will soon arrive at the US-rented Lakenheath base in the United Kingdom to replace F-15s already deployed there, news outlet reported, citing a defense source.
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"F-35s will be based [at the base]. They have [been] deployed and will be moving in at the end of this year, if not sometime in 2024," the source told the newspaper, adding that a total of 54 such jets would replace "significantly" inferior F-15s also capable of carrying nuclear bombs, but with lesser range and stealth.
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