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[**Forces.net**](https://www.forces.net/news/us-could-station-nuclear-weapons-uk-first-time-15-years-amid-russian-threat-reports-say)

**The US is planning to station nuclear weapons in the UK for the first time in 15 years amid a growing threat from Russia, according to a report.**

RAF Lakenheath **in Suffolk would be home to warheads with three times the power of the Hiroshima bomb,** the Telegraph reported.

**The US previously placed nuclear missiles there,** removing them in 2008 when the Cold War threat from Moscow had receded.

**Pentagon documents seen by the paper reveal procurement contracts for a new facility at the airbase in East Anglia.**

**It comes after a top Nato military official warned that [all-out war with Russia](https://www.forces.net/nato/all-out-war-russia-possibility-within-next-20-years-senior-nato-official-warns) is a possibility within the next 20 years.**

Admiral **Rob Bauer told reporters private citizens need to ready themselves for a potential conflict that would change their lives.**