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"Britain has reassured Finland and other members of the Joint Expeditionary
Force (JEF) that they are protected by London’s “nuclear umbrella” as the
10-country group looks to deepen its cooperation.
The JEF brings together Britain, the Netherlands and the Nordic and Baltic
countries, with members expected to sign an agreement establishing new combat
forces in Oslo in November.
British Navy commander Admiral Gwyn Jenkins, who recently visited Finland, told
Finnish tabloid Iltalehti that Finland is already “under the nuclear umbrella”
of the UK when asked about deterrence.
“This is guaranteed by our submarines, which are patrolling the Atlantic right
now,” he said in comments published on Monday.
Jenkins also said “absolutely” in response to journalists’ questions on whether
British nuclear weapons would form the “backbone” of deterrence for the new JEF
forces.
Asked by Finnish public broadcaster Yle to clarify Admiral Jenkins’ statement,
the UK Embassy in Helsinki said the comments were based “on the fact that JEF
nations are NATO members and therefore operate within NATO’s wider deterrence
framework.”"
Via Joerg Fliege.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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