Trump bolsters military’s nuclear readiness to deter Russia

Published July 30, 2025 2:00pm ET



President Donald Trump is often far too trusting of the KGB Red Banner Institute-trained manipulator, Russian President Vladimir Putin. Still, no one can legitimately accuse Trump of being foolish in the face of Putin’s nuclear weapons threat to the United States.

Flight tracking websites show that at least two aircraft transited this month from a nuclear weapons storage base in New Mexico to the Royal Air Force Lakenheath base in England. The aircraft were carrying B61-12 nuclear bombs. RAF Lakenheath is owned by the RAF but operated by the U.S. Air Force. It hosts two USAF F-15E squadrons and two F-35A fighter squadrons. All these aircraft can employ the B61-12. The transport aircraft kept their transponders activated to show their route, indicating that the Defense Department sought to send a message to Russia with these deliveries.

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