Fearing U.S. Withdrawal, Europe Considers Its Own Nuclear Deterrent

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An idea, once unthinkable, is gaining attention in European policy circles: a European Union nuclear weapons program.

Under such a plan, France’s arsenal would be repurposed to protect the rest of Europe and would be put under a common European command, funding plan, defense doctrine, or some combination of the three. It would be enacted only if the Continent could no longer count on American protection.

Though no new countries would join the nuclear club under this scheme, it would amount to an unprecedented escalation in Europe’s collective military power and a drastic break with American leadership.

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Re: Fearing U.S. Withdrawal, Europe Considers Its Own Nuclear Deterrent

England has had nuclear weapons for many years, mostly placed in ballistic missile submarines.....
however I really doubt that France would share its nukes... France created its nukes to be independent in the 1st place...

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Re: Fearing U.S. Withdrawal, Europe Considers Its Own Nuclear Deterrent

Yes, but France would not want to be in the middle of a bunch of nations that have been taken over by say .. Russia .. or whomever.

The EU is too integrated ..

Issachar