US EditionEurope talks nuclear weapons after U.S. delivers reality check
European capitals consider boosting nuclear deterrence options due to U.S. intelligence-sharing pause and growing Russian threats; UK and France maintain about 400 warheads combined.
- For the first time since the Cold War, European capitals are discussing developing their own nuclear deterrent due to an increasingly hostile U.S.
- German Chancellor Merz confirmed holding confidential talks with France on European nuclear deterrence, aiming to prevent zones of differing security emerging.
- French President Macron is expected to offer nuclear deterrence to the rest of Europe in an upcoming speech, having previously evoked extending the French nuclear umbrella.
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In its first two days, the Munich Security Conference has collected multiple signs of the willingness of important European countries to build new schemes of cooperation in the defence sector, both in the conventional and nuclear fields, including the beginning of talks between Germany and France on the extension of the French nuclear umbrella, announced on Friday by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as well as the unequivocal signs of a deepeni…
Hartford Courant
Europe talks nuclear weapons after US delivers reality check
By Gerry Doyle, Andrea Palasciano, Ania Nussbaum and Sam Dodge, Bloomberg News When the U.S. briefly stopped sharing battlefield intelligence with Ukraine in March 2025, the results were immediate. Kyiv’s forces suffered decisive setbacks on the battlefield as its European allies watched in horror. The outage only lasted a few days, but it sent shockwaves through Europe as a new reality dawned: Washington was no longer a reliable military partne…
Radio France Internationale
European debate over nuclear weapons gains pace
Trump sees the EU as an opponent, Putin is frowning with nuclear weapons, and the Europeans are simmeringly hot: they are dependent on America in their defense. Seven projects are now supposed to remedy it, reports @KonradSchuller, @TGuchker and Gregor Grosse
When, in March 2025, the United States temporarily stopped sharing military information with Ukraine, the results were immediate. The forces in Kiev suffered decisive outbreaks in the field of war, while the European allies were concerned with terror. The interruption lasted only a few days, but caused shock in Europe as a new reality: Washington was no longer a trusted military partner, and the continent needed a B plan, says Bloomberg.
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