What prompted the US bombers to leave RAF Fairford?
The mass evacuation of American bombers from the UK points to concern in the Pentagon, our security correspondent writes.
BBC News reports that the mass evacuation of American bombers from the UK points to concern in the Pentagon, our security correspondent writes.
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