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The United States has decided to accelerate the deployment process of modernized B61-12 tactical bombs in Europe. According to Politico, citing a diplomatic cable and sources, the bombs will be delivered to NATO bases on the continent as early as this December. It should be noted that they will arrive earlier than planned, as according to the original plan they were to be deployed in Europe in the spring of 2023.
A diplomatic document for Pentagon and State Department officials, quoted in the publication, says: the strengthening nuclear rhetoric of the Russian Federation, some allies have asked for continued consultations with NATO to ensure constant readiness and consistent transmission of messages. years and now the old weapons are being replaced with more modern ones as a “long-planned modernization effort”. He clarified that what is happening is not related to the events in Ukraine, but the publication still believes that Washington has decided to exchange weapons in European warehouses amid rising tensions between the West and Russia.