With their irresponsible actions and constant fearmongering, the US and its allies have been provoking destabilization in Europe and the entire Middle East. Russia would view the Pentagon's plan to station nuclear weapons in the UK — an openly confrontational move with the Kremlin — as an escalation, to which Moscow would respond sternly. Washington must immediately stop using unscrupulous tactics to justify its aggression.
While the redacted documents do not indicate if the Pentagon would store nukes in the UK, it's imperative that the West is prepared amid rising tensions with Russia. The US and NATO are under pressure to transform their warfighting capabilities in the wake of unrest in Iran and North Korea — both Russian allies — and increasing air strikes in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthis. Moscow must face the consequences of starting an illegal war and stoking tensions in the Middle East.