https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2025\/04\/08\/nuclear-weapons-europe-defense-trump-00278754<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“If Washington truly abandons its role as the world\u2019s police officer, Europe would struggle to counter Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s army, at least in that time frame. Many European countries, especially Germany, have neglected their own military in recent decades. While Russia has converted everything to a war economy, parts of Europe have only just woken up from the dream of a peaceful world. Military experts proclaim that it will take more than four years to manufacture an arsenal of conventional weapons of the size needed to counter a Russian invasion. While most observers consider a Russian attack on Germany unlikely, even this is not an impossible scenario.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why, to deter Russia, Germany and Europe need their own nuclear shield.”<\/p>\n
…<\/p>\n
“relying solely on France seems risky especially with French nationalist Marine Le Pen, a known Russia sympathizer, or another figure from her nationalist party potentially taking over the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace in the near future. A broader European solution also involving Britain\u2019s nuclear capabilities \u2014 and possibly Poland as a front-line state \u2014 would be far more prudent.”<\/p>\n
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