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at present, "tornado" is still the main ground attack force of the german air force, and its mounted equipment list includes the us b-61 tactical nuclear bomb.

according to a report on the website of the german newspaper munich courier on september 8, at the end of august, a german tornado fighter-bomber was spotted flying over an air force base in california, usa, and the fighter was clearly carrying a nuclear bomb for training. as part of nato's nuclear sharing policy, a large number of us nuclear weapons were deployed to germany.

according to reports, a photo taken on august 27 at edwards air force base in california is currently being reposted on the social platform x. the photo shows a tornado fighter-bomber carrying a b61-12 nuclear training bomb under its belly. hans kristensen, director of the nuclear information research project of the federation of american scientists, announced the news on the x platform. the tornado fighter-bomber can carry both nuclear and non-nuclear weapons.

zelen schmelz, a spokesman for the german federal armed forces procurement office, confirmed to newsweek via email that two german tornado fighter-bombers are currently staying in the united states. they participated in the just-concluded "silent partner-24" military exercise. in this regard, schmelz added: "the two aircraft are currently undergoing routine inspections and will return home between september 11 and 13."

like belgium, the netherlands, italy and turkey, germany is part of a policy of nuclear sharing and thus participates in nato's deterrence operations. as nato stated in february 2022, the united states has deployed b61 nuclear weapons at certain locations in europe. some of them are located at the büchel air base in rhineland-palatinate, according to newsweek. earlier this year, the united states planned to redeploy nuclear weapons in the united kingdom.

according to newsweek, the b61-12 is the latest model in the b61 series of nuclear bombs, with four explosive power levels to choose from, up to 50 kilotons. in comparison, the atomic bombs dropped by the united states on hiroshima and nagasaki in 1945 had explosive yields of 15,000 kilotons and 20,000 kilotons, respectively. the b61-12 has an extended service life of at least 20 years and will replace all us nuclear weapons deployed in europe in the next few years. the united states is said to be developing a new type of nuclear weapon.