The United States is in the process of updating its nuclear arsenal deployed in five European countries by replacing older nuclear warheads with new generation nuclear warheads, Alistair Burnett, media director for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) said.
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“The US is in the process of replacing its nuclear weapons in Europe with a new generation, this can be seen by the way the US Air Force aircraft dedicated to this mode of transport are being tracked live. They do not talk about it publicly, but this arsenal upgrade is ongoing.” – he said.
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Previously, the organization called on the United States to withdraw its nuclear weapons from Europe, since the practice of nuclear exchange is dangerous and increases the risk of escalation. According to them, the United States has about 150 nuclear bombs stationed at American air bases in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Turkey, without any official statements.
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The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) is an international public organization established in 2007. Its goals are to promote the approval and implementation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017.
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The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT, 1968, in force since 1970) stated that only five countries possess nuclear weapons (USSR, USA, Great Britain, France and China), and prohibited the emergence of new nuclear powers. The Nuclear Five pledged not to transfer nuclear weapons to other countries or assist in their creation, and the remaining parties to the treaty pledged not to accept or create an atomic bomb.
