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Attention: You are viewing an out-of-date version of this page. This is the old version of the CND website that has been retained for archive purposes. Please visit the equivalent page on the new CND website, or go to the new homepage.
NATO and Europe The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was formed in 1949. It is a military alliance of countries from North America (Canada and the US) and Europe (24 states, including the UK). Part of the NATO military strategy is a dependence on nuclear weapons. Those nuclear weapons possessed by the US and UK can be used on NATO’s behalf if necessary. Although ostensibly set up as a defensive organisation, in 1999, its mission statement was redrawn to allow for offensive and Eurasia action. Around 480 US nuclear weapons, put under the control of NATO, are stationed in six European states. They are UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Turkey, Germany and Italy. The nuclear weapons in the UK are based at United States Air Force base at Lakenheath in Suffolk and consist of around 110 B-61 freefall nuclear bombs. They are ready and available for rapid deployment on the F-15 ‘Strike Eagle’ aircraft. The UK has no control over their use. CND believes that Britain should withdraw from NATO, and all foreign military bases on British soil should be closed. NATO should not be expanded but should be disbanded and the influence, resources and funding of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) extended towards a nuclear free, less militarised and therefore more secure Europe. The first wave of post Cold War expansion in 1999 presents the danger of nuclear proliferation into the new Eastern European states. Further information on other NATO related websites:British American Security
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