US intends to place nuclear weapons in Hungary: rumors or a real scenario

The reason for the reports was the fact of modernization of the Kechkemet air base, which will contain tactical aviation, which is able to carry nuclear weapons. However, Western journalists lost an important detail. The United States began to modernize the Kechkemet air base in Hungary as part of a European Defense Initiative.

The purpose of the project is to prepare the base for the placement of tactical fighters and strategic transport aircraft capable of fulfilling NATO missions, which is associated with increased tensions in relations with Russia. About it writes British The Telegraph. During the modernization of the air base, it is planned to build a platform for fighter jets, a parallel stem, new lighting and infrastructure for delivery of goods.

Particular attention is paid to the possibility of placing F-15 Eagle fighters, which are capable of carrying nuclear gravitational bombs B61-12, as well as A-10 Warhog aircraft and C-5 Galaxy. F-15 and F-16 fighters have already been used by the US Air Force on the basis of Kechkemet during exercises, but now it is planned to prepare the base for permanent base of these aircraft.

The authors of the material emphasized that previously similar actions were taken in the UK, where the US intends to place nuclear weapons for the first time in 15 years. Meanwhile, Defense Express observers believe that information about the intentions of Americans to place nuclear weapons in Hungary is probably not true.

According to analysts, the conclusions of British journalists were based on the fact that the F-15 is able to carry gravitational nuclear bombs B61-12, which will be placed on Lyukeenchitis in the UK. The publication linked this to the overall strategy of containing Russia, assuming that the United States could rely on its own nuclear capabilities in Europe. However, it should be borne in mind that the modernization of Kechkemet air base is limited to a relatively small scale.

The work includes the construction of tactical aviation aircraft, lighting up and improving access roads, which is estimated at $ 22 million. But an important point is that plans for the construction of objects for storing tactical nuclear ammunition on the basis are not declared. And the absence of such an item clearly indicates that talking about the placement of nuclear weapons on this base is probably premature.

"Since it is not yet declared such an element of infrastructure on the Hungarian air basement of" Kechkem ", which is what gives reason to assumptions that the conclusion of the possible placement of tactical nuclear weapons there - to put it mildly," - summed up in Defense Express. . Earlier it was reported that US President Joe Biden was ready to start a negotiation with the Russian Federation, China and North Korea on nuclear security.