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File AR/SB-823 Class open state Accessioned 21 February 2026

Germany

Declassified

Host of the American retrograde and of the B61 vault standoff at Büchel. Broke the US payment chain with the asset freeze.

Also: Berlin · Federal Republic of Germany

In the record

  1. 21 January 2026 The basing lockoutHost nations revoke diplomatic clearance for American tanker sorties at Ramstein and Mildenhall, and close wes…
  2. 26 January 2026 The retrograde, and the fuel nobody could sellThe largest American movement out of Europe since 1990 stops on the ramp at Ramstein. Not for politics: the as…
  3. 29 January 2026 The cordons close around the vaultsFeldjäger patrol vehicles park across the access road at Büchel and turn on their blue lights. Within forty mi…
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