America’s bomber withdrawal points to wider UK-US friction美国撤回轰炸机表明英美之间的摩擦日益加剧。
Christoph Bergs, a research analyst at the RUSI defense think tank, said: “The basing of US B-1 bombers at RAF Fairford for operational employment against Iran was based on the UK stipulation that these were only used for defensive strikes. This likely included a more modest targeting list. Their withdrawal reduces the capacity to quickly surge sorties against Iran, reducing the threat level somewhat.”
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Christoph Bergs, a research analyst at the RUSI defense think tank, said: “The basing of US B-1 bombers at RAF Fairford for operational employment against Iran was based on the UK stipulation that these were only used for defensive strikes. This likely included a more modest targeting list. Their withdrawal reduces the capacity to quickly surge sorties against Iran, reducing the threat level somewhat.”
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英国皇家联合军种研究所（RUSI）的研究分析师克里斯托夫·伯格斯表示：“美国B-1轰炸机部署在英国皇家空军费尔福德基地，用于对伊朗的作战行动，是基于英国的规定，即这些轰炸机只能用于防御性打击。这可能意味着打击目标清单更为有限。它们的撤离降低了迅速增加对伊朗打击架次的能力，从而在一定程度上降低了威胁等级。”
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