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BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (KUNA) -- US ambassador in Belgium, Howard Gutman, has
confirmed Tuesday the presence of US nuclear arms at NATO's air base in Kleine
Brogel, northern Belgium.
Belgian media reported today that this been revealed in a confidential
document that has now been published on the WikiLeaks website.
Gutman is believed to have been briefing the US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton on Belgium's stand on disarmament. Clinton visited Belgium end of 2009.
In the document, Gutman wrote "Belgium has a particular interest in nuclear
disarmament because it participates in NATO's nuclear force at Kleine Brogel."
The document also suggests that the Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme was
eager to agree with a German request for the nuclear bombs in Belgium to be
removed.
Reportedly, officials from the US Defence and State Departments tried to
intervene to change the Belgian Premier's mind. (end)
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