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The U.K. plans to buy 12 U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons, significantly upgrading its nuclear deterrent and joining NATO's airborne nuclear mission. The move, announced by PM Keir Starmer at a NATO summit, is the UK's largest nuclear posture enhancement in a generation. Additionally, the U.K. will supply 350 air defense missiles to Ukraine, funded by seized Russian assets. NATO members, including the U.K.,

Courtesy: WTOP Staff