Status
of
U.S.
Nuclear
Weapons
in
Europe
2010
Country
Air
Base
Custodian/Unit
Platform
Deployment
Remarks
(WS3
WSVs)
(Est.
Weapons)
Belgium
Kleine
Brogel
701
MUNSS
Belgian
F‐16s
(10th
W
Tac)
11
10‐20
Nuclear
inspections
in
2004,
2006,
and
2008
Germany
Büchel
702
MUNSS
German
Tornados
(JaboG
33)
11
10‐20
Nuclear
inspections
in
2005,
2007,
and
2009
Spangdahlem
38
MMG
n.a.
0
0
Provides
support
to
MUNSSs
and
Belgian,
Dutch,
German
and
Italian
air
forces
for
the
NATO
nuclear
strike
mission
Italy
Aviano
31st
FW
US
F‐16s
18
50
Nuclear
inspections
in
2004,
2007,
and
2009
Ghedi
Torre
704
MUNSS
Italian
Tornados
(6th
Stormo)
11
20‐40
Nuclear
inspections
in
2004
and
presumably
later.
Weapons
might
have
been
reduced.
Rumored
consideration
to
consolidate
weapons
at
Aviano
AB
Netherlands
Volkel
703
MUNSS
Dutch
F‐16s
(1st
FW)
11
10‐20
Nuclear
inspections
in
2005,
2006,
and
2008,
2009
Turkey
Incirlik
39th
ABW
Rotating
US
aircraft
from
other
wings
when
needed
25
50
Nuclear
inspections
in
2006
and
2008.
No
permanent
Fighter
Wing
and
no
aircraft
“generation”
at
the
base.
The
national
Turkish
nuclear
strike
mission
probably
ended
in
2001
United
States
Seymour‐
Johnson
4th
FW
F‐15Es
n.a.a
?
Augmentation
force
for
nuclear
operations
in
Europe
and
Asia
Kirtland
708
NSUS
n.a.
n.a.
?b
Service
Logistics
Agent
(SLA)
for
all
weapons
deployments,
movements
and
Limited
Life
Components
(LLC)
management
5
Countriesc
6
Basesc
87d
150200e
a
There
are
no
WS3s
at
Seymour
Johnson
AFB
but
nine
igloos
in
the
Weapons
Storage
Area.
b
Non‐deployed
reserve
tactical
bombs
are
stored
at
the
56‐acre
Kirtland
Underground
Storage
Munitions
Complex
south
of
Kirtland
AFB
in
New
Mexico
and
the
Weapons
Storage
Area
at
Nellis
AFB
in
Nevada.
c
Only
Europe
is
included
in
the
total.
d
The
87
WS3
(Weapon
Storage
and
Security
System)
Weapons
Storage
Vaults
(WSVs)
each
can
store
up
to
four
bombs
for
a
total
maximum
of
348
weapons.
Normally
only