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To many in Europe, Trump has punched holes in NATO’s nuclear umbrella

Recent weeks have seen European leaders looking to bolster their common defense, potentially under a British or French nuclear umbrella, amidst concerns about Washington's reliability.
This comes as Polish President Andrzej Duda called on Trump on Thursday to deploy US nuclear weapons in Poland, likening it to Russia's 2023 decision to base nuclear missiles in Belarus.
Duda told the Financial Times that it would be safer if those weapons were already here, indicating a sense of urgency.
Keir Starmer stated that any true deterrence to Russia will need conventional and nuclear forces, promising the biggest investment in defense spending since the Cold War, while also noting the uncertainty surrounding American commitment under Trump.
According to RUSI's Kulesa, boosting Europe's nuclear arsenal would take years, if not decades, of investment, and US Vice President JD Vance told decision-makers in Munich in February that Europe must step up to provide for its own defense.

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