US will station nuclear weapons in UK’s RAF Leakenheath for first time in 15 years as Russian threat rises, docs reveal

THE US is planning to station nuclear weapons in the UK for the first time in 15 years as the threat of WW3 with Russia increases.

Blockbuster documents from the Pentagon revealed that the US is set to store the weapons at RAF Leakenheath in Suffolk.

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The US is planning to station nukes in the UK for the first time in 15 years as the threat of WW3 with Russia increases[/caption]

According to the procurement contracts, the US intends to keep nuclear warheads up to three times the strength of the deadly Hiroshima bomb at the air base.

The US got rid of their nuclear missiles in the UK back in 2008 after the threat of the Cold War had lessened.