A: Hey there! Did you catch the news about Britain?
B: Nah, I've been busy catching up on some shows. What happened?

A: Well, they're planning to buy a dozen fancy US-made fighter jets - the F-35As! These bad boys can carry nuclear bombs!

B: Whoa, that's heavy stuff! So, what did their leader say about it?

A: He said it's the biggest strengthening of Britain's nuclear power in decades. Basically, they're bringing back the Royal Air Force to nuclear duty after three decades!

B: And they've been part of NATO all this time, right?

A: Exactly! Starmer also said they'll join NATO's shared airborne nuclear mission, which is a thing where allied planes in Europe carry nukes. Seven countries are in it already, including the US, Germany, and Italy.

B: I remember they had nuclear weapons dropped by planes before, but not anymore, right?

A: Right! They stopped using air-dropped nukes after the Cold War ended. But now, with all this uncertainty around Russian aggression and extremist ideas, they think it's necessary to beef up their defense again.

B: That sounds like a tough call... Is it part of their new security strategy?

A: Yep! It was detailed in their new national security strategy document that came out on Tuesday. They say we're entering an "era of radical uncertainty," and there are real threats to the country, like potential wartime scenarios. So, they want to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
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The British Royal Air Force will soon carry nuclear bombs again as the government plans to buy a dozen US-made F-35A fighter jets capable of holding them.



Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled the plan on Wednesday at the NATO summit in the Netherlands, calling it "the biggest strengthening of the UK's nuclear posture in a generation."



The British leader said "With this announcement, we're going further in response to growing nuclear threat. It marks the return of the RAF to nuclear deterrence for the first time in three decades."



Starmer also stressed his country's "unshakable" commitment to the alliance. He said his country will join NATO's shared airborne nuclear mission, which involves allied aircraft in Europe being equipped with nuclear bombs. Seven other countries are part of it, including the US, Germany and Italy.



The UK's nuclear arsenal includes submarine-based missiles. But it phased out air-dropped nuclear weapons after the end of the Cold War.



The purchase is in line with the government's new national security strategy that it released on Tuesday.



In the document, Starmer warned that the British people are facing an "era of radical uncertainty," and he pointed to threats such as Russian aggression and extremist ideologies.



The government said it must prepare for the country "coming under direct threat, potentially in a wartime scenario."