US Considers Expanding NATO Nuclear Sharing to Eastern Europe (opex360.com)
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- US considers extending nuclear sharing to Poland and Baltic states.
- Confidential talks aim to show US nuclear commitment amid conventional drawdown in Germany.
- Move would violate 1997 NATO-Russia Founding Act.
"According to the Financial Times, the US is considering increasing the number of nuclear weapons placed at NATO's disposal and extending nuclear sharing to Poland and the Baltic states. Confidential discussions aim to demonstrate US commitment to nuclear deterrence amid a reduction of conventional forces in Germany. No agreement is expected soon, and the move would contradict the 1997 NATO-Russia Founding Act."
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