June 25, 2025 • 4 mins
The UK Government is set to purchase 12 new fighter jets which can be equipped with nuclear bombs - with plans to join NATO's airborne nuclear mission.
Downing Street has labelled the move "the biggest strengthening of the UK's nuclear posture in a generation."
UK correspondent Gavin Grey says these jets can also drop conventional weapons.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Gavin Gray, UK correspondence with me now, Hello.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Devin, Hi, hellern.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
I find the fact that you guys are buying these
fighter jets with the nuclear bombs on them quite alarming.
How do you feel.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Well? It's something the Prime Minister I think now feels
is pretty essential and of course, with so much war
and fighting going on around the world, I guess this
is particularly apt. But the UK has to purchase twelve
new fighter jets that can be equipped with nuclear bombs.
They will then join NATO's airborne nuclear mission Now already
there are other countries that already are part of this
(00:36):
seven other countries, the US, Germany and Italy among them,
and it's known as duel capability jets, so they can
drop nuclear but they can also drop more traditional bombs
as it were, and downing streets, saying this move is
the biggest strengthen the UK's nuclear posture in a generation.
The jets will be based at Araf Mahram, which is
in Norfolk in the east of England, and the Prime
(00:58):
Minister heralding it'll be thousand jobs across the country that
there will be those who aren't satisfied at all and
at the moment the UK only has one delivery system
for larger strategic nuclear weapons, and that can be launched
from Vanguard class submarines via Tribent ballistic missiles.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
Now, this chap who did the mock wedding with the
nine year old in Disneyland actually turns out to be
something of a creek, doesn't he?
Speaker 2 (01:25):
Yes, he does. And there's a great deal of uncertainty
about what all this was about, But it's a British
man has been charged in connection with a mock wedding
of a nine year old Ukrainian girl in Disneyland, Paris.
Now French prosecutors are in charge here. His name's not
been made public officially, but he's said to be a
thirty nine year old and was a convicted sexual offender
(01:47):
wanted in the UK. Now, the whole tip off started
when a so called guest who'd been hired by the
man to play the father of the bride, turned up
to Disneyland, Paris and saw that the bride was this
little girl, a nine year old Andy's when he tipped
off the authorities. He says he'd been paid roughly twenty
(02:08):
four thousand New Zealand dollars to play the role and
only realized that the last minute indeed, up to one
hundred French extras you know, to play, to play the
congregation and to play the witnesses had been recruited to
take part, which was filmed in a private capacity. The
British man is said to have hired Disneyland Paris for
(02:28):
several hours for the stunt in which he was to
play the role of the groom. It is utterly bizarre.
Three other people, including a forty one year old mother
of the girl, a twenty four year old Latvian woman
who was used to play the bride's sister, and the
fifty five year old Latvian man, have also been arrested.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Now bizarre. Now where has Jeff moved as party to.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Ah? Very good question, so Jeff Bozolso, of course, one
of the world's richest people, the US tech billionaire, is
getting married and he has chosen to marry the TV
presenter Lauren Sanchez in Venice. But the problem is locals
are angry. They're first of all a bit fed up
with match tourism, but the idea that virtually the whole
of the city is to be shut down for this
(03:09):
wedding as some describe it has annoyed many. Now the
counselors and many business people in Venice are furious at
this backlash of protest. But they have put up posters
around the town saying that you can't buy Venice and
no space for bezos posters. They even unfurl the banner
saying he wasn't welcome. They are saying they're going to
(03:31):
do things during the three day of lavish ceremonies and
various parties, and so it looks like that we guests
including Kim Kardashi and Mick Jagger, Leonardo DiCaprio, several of
the Trump several politicians as well. It looks like they
are having to change the venues away from the very
city center anyway. I don't know about if you've got
(03:52):
your invite yet, Heather, but apparently the guests start to
arrive within the next twenty four to thirty six hours.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Yeah, I'll see you there, Agavin. I'm really looking forward
to catching up with you, as glen of our parole sprits.
Gavin Gray, UK correspondent. For more from Hither Duplessy Allen
Drive listen live to news talks. It'd be from four
pm weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
Gavin Gray, UK correspondence with me now, Hello.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Devin, Hi, hellern.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
I find the fact that you guys are buying these
fighter jets with the nuclear bombs on them quite alarming.
How do you feel.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Well? It's something the Prime Minister I think now feels
is pretty essential and of course, with so much war
and fighting going on around the world, I guess this
is particularly apt. But the UK has to purchase twelve
new fighter jets that can be equipped with nuclear bombs.
They will then join NATO's airborne nuclear mission Now already
there are other countries that already are part of this
(00:36):
seven other countries, the US, Germany and Italy among them,
and it's known as duel capability jets, so they can
drop nuclear but they can also drop more traditional bombs
as it were, and downing streets, saying this move is
the biggest strengthen the UK's nuclear posture in a generation.
The jets will be based at Araf Mahram, which is
in Norfolk in the east of England, and the Prime
(00:58):
Minister heralding it'll be thousand jobs across the country that
there will be those who aren't satisfied at all and
at the moment the UK only has one delivery system
for larger strategic nuclear weapons, and that can be launched
from Vanguard class submarines via Tribent ballistic missiles.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
Now, this chap who did the mock wedding with the
nine year old in Disneyland actually turns out to be
something of a creek, doesn't he?
Speaker 2 (01:25):
Yes, he does. And there's a great deal of uncertainty
about what all this was about, But it's a British
man has been charged in connection with a mock wedding
of a nine year old Ukrainian girl in Disneyland, Paris.
Now French prosecutors are in charge here. His name's not
been made public officially, but he's said to be a
thirty nine year old and was a convicted sexual offender
(01:47):
wanted in the UK. Now, the whole tip off started
when a so called guest who'd been hired by the
man to play the father of the bride, turned up
to Disneyland, Paris and saw that the bride was this
little girl, a nine year old Andy's when he tipped
off the authorities. He says he'd been paid roughly twenty
(02:08):
four thousand New Zealand dollars to play the role and
only realized that the last minute indeed, up to one
hundred French extras you know, to play, to play the
congregation and to play the witnesses had been recruited to
take part, which was filmed in a private capacity. The
British man is said to have hired Disneyland Paris for
(02:28):
several hours for the stunt in which he was to
play the role of the groom. It is utterly bizarre.
Three other people, including a forty one year old mother
of the girl, a twenty four year old Latvian woman
who was used to play the bride's sister, and the
fifty five year old Latvian man, have also been arrested.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Now bizarre. Now where has Jeff moved as party to.
Speaker 2 (02:48):
Ah? Very good question, so Jeff Bozolso, of course, one
of the world's richest people, the US tech billionaire, is
getting married and he has chosen to marry the TV
presenter Lauren Sanchez in Venice. But the problem is locals
are angry. They're first of all a bit fed up
with match tourism, but the idea that virtually the whole
of the city is to be shut down for this
(03:09):
wedding as some describe it has annoyed many. Now the
counselors and many business people in Venice are furious at
this backlash of protest. But they have put up posters
around the town saying that you can't buy Venice and
no space for bezos posters. They even unfurl the banner
saying he wasn't welcome. They are saying they're going to
(03:31):
do things during the three day of lavish ceremonies and
various parties, and so it looks like that we guests
including Kim Kardashi and Mick Jagger, Leonardo DiCaprio, several of
the Trump several politicians as well. It looks like they
are having to change the venues away from the very
city center anyway. I don't know about if you've got
(03:52):
your invite yet, Heather, but apparently the guests start to
arrive within the next twenty four to thirty six hours.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Yeah, I'll see you there, Agavin. I'm really looking forward
to catching up with you, as glen of our parole sprits.
Gavin Gray, UK correspondent. For more from Hither Duplessy Allen
Drive listen live to news talks. It'd be from four
pm weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
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