Europe targets homegrown nuclear deterrent as Trump sides with Putin

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Europe targets homegrown nuclear deterrent as Trump sides with Putin

Germany’s Merz says Britain and France may need to “share” their nuclear weapons as America can’t be relied on to defend NATO.

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In Europe, only France and Great Britain have nuclear weapons. CDU chief Merz is thinking about slipping under this protection in view of the unsafe behaviour of the US. Previous offers from Paris have been rejected. This could now change.

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Merz considers extension of French, British nuclear umbrella to Germany

As transatlantic security ties dwindle, Germany's likely next chancellor says he has "to talk to the British and French" on alternative arrangements.

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Europe targets homegrown nuclear deterrent as Trump sides with Putin – POLITICO

Given the long history of French frustration with Berlin, Merz’s comments were welcomed by politicians, officials and analysts…

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Friedrich Merz, a favorite to be a chancellor, alerts that German defense is not guaranteed with Trump

Something deep has changed in Germany during the election campaign for this Sunday’s elections. The attacks from Washington against Berlin and Donald Trump’s plans to negotiate with Vladimir Putin the future of Ukraine have caused the deepest crisis in decades of the transatlantic relationship. And they have become aware of the political class that, governs who governs, nothing will be the same. The United States Military Protection, a pillar of…

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He wants to discuss this with France and Britain