The US plans to deploy up to six Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons at an air base in Northern Australia. This is reported by Reuters with reference to a source familiar with the situation.

This decision was made against the background of complications in relations with the Chinese authorities, Reuters stressed. We are talking about the Tindal base 300 kilometers south of Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory of Australia.

As the agency reminds, earlier a representative of the Australian Defense Ministry told The Wall Street Journal that the United States is also financing the construction of a parking lot for aircraft near the city of Catherine. It will be able to accommodate up to six such bombers.

In addition, the BBC reported that the United States will build a base in Australia for six of its B-52 strategic bombers, which are capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The publication did not specify whether this is due to the activity of the PRC in Southeast Asia.

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