-Caveat Lector- -----Original Message----- From: schuetzen - RKBA! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, 21 October 1999 19:13 Subject: SNET: German pilots had US atomic bombs in the early Fifties -> SNETNEWS Mailing List German pilots had US atomic bombs in the early Fifties By Ben Fenton in Washington http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/et?ac=002042673223306&rtmo=r3Fa9Q9X&atmo=99999 999&pg=/et/99/10/21/wnuk21.html LUFTWAFFE pilots had effective control of American nuclear weapons less than 10 years after the defeat of the Third Reich, according to formerly secret documents published yesterday. The Pentagon papers also show that Britain was not the first country to host American atomic weapons, but, unbeknown to the Paris government, they were deployed earlier on French-owned bases in Morocco. The files also show that America kept atomic bombs in Iceland, Spain and the Philippines. The formerly highly secret History of the Custody and Deployment of Nuclear Weapons 1945-1977 has been declassified after pressure from three researchers on nuclear policy and has been published in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. Although much of the information has been in the public domain for some time, other parts have been released for the first time, the authors say. This includes the fact that American control over the thousands of nuclear bombs kept in Nato bases in Europe was "amazingly lax" until the Sixties. "Under President Eisenhower [1952-60] . . . West German Luftwaffe pilots, for example, had virtual control of the bombs when on alert," they write. They add that the election of John F Kennedy in 1960 led to the introduction of "permissive action links", or locking mechanisms, to ensure that nuclear bombs could be detonated only under American supervision. Historians have always believed that Britain was the first country to have American nuclear weapons on its territory and the papers show that the casings of such devices were first deployed in Britain in July 1950 under the orders of President Truman. But these weapons, usable only after the addition of nuclear cores kept on American soil, were not replaced with fully operational bombs until September 1954. Juliet Hindell in Tokyo writes: Japan's vice-defence minister resigned yesterday after he had broken the ultimate national taboo and suggested that Japan should acquire nuclear weapons. Shingo Nishimura had been in his new job as vice-minister at the Defence Agency for just two weeks before he got into trouble. In an interview with the magazine Weekly Playboy he said countries that had no nuclear weapons were in the utmost danger. 5 August 1998: [UK News] Navy planned midget N-subs to attack Russia 19 December 1996: [UK News] A-bomb fear that dogged Britain's major cities 28 November 1996: British mole 'led French to bomb' chas (Houston,TX) Gun Control is Victim Disarmament - RKBA! -> Send "subscribe snetnews " to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -> Posted by: schuetzen - RKBA! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
