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No10 insists UK military base RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers

No10 insists UK military base RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers

US media reported a new threat led to the bombers being removed on Sunday, following an incident near the base last week.

October 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM Original source
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Notable Quotes

"we have tried and tested approaches to defend our bases around the country and throughout the world."

— Wes Streeting , Politician

"It's not unusual to see movement of assets to different parts of the world based on exercises, redeployments, people changing out and new people coming in, new planes coming in and old planes going out."

— Marco Rubio , Politician

"These are very, very unique platforms that aren't being produced anymore, and we have a limited number of them. The B-1 bomber is a strategic asset, and we're going to take steps to protect it from all sorts of threats."

— Ezra Cohen , Executive

"strong indications that Iran had played a part in the incident"

— Andy Burnham , Politician

"clearly involve[d] the hands of a foreign actor"

— Marco Rubio , Politician

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No10 insists UK military base RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers
BBC Newsvia rss 5 quotes 4 persons

US media reported a new threat led to the bombers being removed on Sunday, following an incident near the base last week.

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