{"id":1713870,"date":"2022-10-27T15:34:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T19:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1713870"},"modified":"2022-10-27T16:07:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T20:07:13","slug":"biden-admin-accelerates-timeline-to-send-upgraded-nukes-to-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-accelerates-timeline-to-send-upgraded-nukes-to-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Accelerates Timeline to Send Upgraded Nukes to Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-accelerates-timeline-to-send-upgraded-nukes-to-europe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1713870&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/original_biden_nukes.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Wednesday, it was revealed that the United States has sped up its plan to send &#8220;upgraded&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/breaking-biden-says-putin-not-joking-nuclear-weapons\">nuclear weapons<\/a> to European allies.<\/p>\n<p>The new B61-12 air-dropped gravity bombs were originally scheduled to arrive in early 2023, however they will now be ready by December of this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/10\/26\/u-s-plans-upgraded-nukes-europe-00063675\">Politico<\/a>, sources revealed that the new timeline was announced during a closed-door meeting in Brussels between US officials and NATO allies.<\/p>\n<p>The weapons are set to replace existing models, including the nearly 100 stored at air bases in Italy, Germany, Belgium, the Netherland, and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>The National Nuclear Security Administration explained in December that the latest $10 billion Life Extension Program for the B61s involved &#8220;refurbishing, reusing, or replacing all of the bomb\u2019s nuclear and non-nuclear components to extend the service life by at least 20 years.&#8221; Upgrades include making them more accurate and compatible with new aircraft, upon which they would be mounted.<\/p>\n<p>While the accelerated timeline came as a surprise to some, Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/10\/26\/u-s-plans-upgraded-nukes-europe-00063675\">explained<\/a> that, &#8220;modernization of US B61 nuclear weapons has been underway for years and plans to safely and responsibly swap out older weapons for the upgraded B61-12 versions is part of a long-planned and scheduled modernization effort.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dispelling rumors that the expedited delivery was decided upon in response to Putin&#8217;s nuclear threats, Ryder noted that the plan &#8220;is in no way linked to current events in <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/zelensky-calls-for-preventive-action-against-putin-warns-not-to-wait-for-the-nuclear-strikes-first\">Ukraine<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tom Collina of the Ploughshares Fund disarmament group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/10\/26\/u-s-plans-upgraded-nukes-europe-00063675\">suggested<\/a> that despite Ryder&#8217;s claims, the move could be seen as &#8220;escalatory&#8221; by Russia, despite the fact that there are already B61s in Europe that could be used at a moment&#8217;s notice.<\/p>\n<p>Collina contended that perhaps the decision to speed things up could be seen as being &#8220;aimed more towards NATO than Russia,&#8221; as well.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, President Biden warned that Putin was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/breaking-biden-says-putin-not-joking-nuclear-weapons\">not joking<\/a>&#8221; about using Russia&#8217;s potential use of nukes, and\u00a0on Tuesday, Russia\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/us-accelerates-plan-send-upgraded-nuclear-weapons-europe-russia-continues-threaten-ukraine-report\">announced<\/a>\u00a0that it would be conducting &#8220;nuclear exercises,&#8221; including the testing of missiles.<\/p>\n<p>The threat of a possible nuclear war has US officials and European allies on high alert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, it was revealed that the United States has sped up its plan to send &#8220;upgraded&#8221; nuclear weapons to European allies. 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