Selon le New York Times et le Wall Street Journal, citant des responsables informés de la question, la raison du retrait des 12 bombardiers B-1 Lancer de la base de RAF Fairford était due à la menace d'un complot contre la base.

Évaluation

Two major U.S. newspapers report that the sudden removal of a dozen B-1 bombers from a British airbase was triggered by a specific threat, not routine operations. Officials cited a plot against the base, which was already foiled. The key question is what kind of plot this was and whether the threat is contained or still evolving.