U.S. reportedly considers expanding nuclear weapons hosting to more NATO countries in Europe
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Hugh Leask
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Summary
The U.S. is reportedly considering expanding its nuclear weapons-hosting arrangements to include additional NATO member states in Europe, beyond the current six countries (U.K., Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, and Turkey) that participate in the alliance's nuclear-sharing program. According to the Financial Times, citing sources briefed on confidential discussions, this expansion could have significant implications for European defense posture and related defense industry stocks.
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Six NATO member countries — the U.K., Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Turkey — currently form part of the alliance's nuclear weapons-sharing arrangements.
But this group could now be expanded to include additional NATO countries in Europe, according to the Financial Times, which cited three people who had been briefed on the highly confidential discussions.
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