BERLIN: In the midst of growing talk in Germany about building its own nuclear defenses, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that European countries are beginning to examine concepts around a common nuclear umbrella to supplement current security agreements with the US.
Speaking during a period of heightened transatlantic tensions as US President Donald Trump upends established alliances, Merz stated that no decision was forthcoming and that the negotiations were only in their early stages. He told reporters on Thursday, “We know that we have to reach a number of strategic and military policy decisions, but the time is not ripe right now.
Both a historic nuclear non-proliferation treaty that Germany signed in 1969 and the so-called Four Plus Two accord, which paved the way for the nation’s reunification in 1990, prohibit Germany from developing its own nuclear weapons.
Merz claimed that Germany’s duties under treaties did not stop it from talking about cooperative solutions with allies, such as Britain and France, the only nuclear-armed European nations. These discussions are happening. Additionally, they do not oppose nuclear sharing with the United States of America, he stated.
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