Sputnik:

Washington is in the process of upgrading its nuclear arsenal deployed in five European countries by replacing older nuclear warheads with new generation-related ones, Alistair Burnett, head of media for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

One can see it by the way the US Air Force aircraft designed for this type of transport are being tracked live on air. They [the Biden administration] don't talk about it publicly, but the upgrade of this [nuclear] arsenal is underway.

The statement comes after ICAN spokeswoman Alicia Sanders-Zakre earlier called to withdraw the US nuclear arsenal from Europe as soon as possible.

The practice of non-nuclear NATO members agreeing to deploy US nuclear weapons on their territory is dangerous and increases the risk of escalation, Sanders-Zakre said in an interview with Sputnik.

According to ICAN estimates, the US currently has about 150 nukes stationed at American air bases in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Turkiye.

As per last year’s data obtained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists non-profit organization, here’s where US nuclear warheads are deployed in Europe:

◾️ Buchel Air Base in Germany (reportedly houses 15 TNWs)

◾️ Kleine Brogel Air Basein in Belgium (15 TNWs)

◾️ Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands (15 TNWs)

◾️ Aviano & Ghedi Torre Air Bases in Italy (35 TNWs)

◾️ Incirlik Air Base in Turkiye (20 TNWs)

The US nuclear arsenal in Europe consists of B-61 gravity bombs, designed to be dropped from allied bombers or fighter aircraft. The B-61 is known to be three times more powerful than the US’ atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.

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