Nuclear Bomb for Germany: Is It Time For A German Nuclear Bomb?
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As the U.S. turns its back on security commitments, Germany faces a profound shift in its post-war defense policy. Can it still rely on France and the UK?

Germany is at a crossroads when it comes to its security policy — one of the deepest upheavals of the post-War era.

    • trollercoasterEnglish
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      8 days ago

      Those “German” nukes are a handful of US nukes for use by Germany under NATO’s nuclear sharing policy, when approved by the US. With that orange muppet in the White House, Germany really hasn’t any nukes it can count on, especially not for deterrence against the orange muppet’s puppeteer in Moscow.

      • indexEnglish
        12·
        8 days ago

        As if they even need to use them…

        • trollercoasterEnglish
          3·
          8 days ago

          The point of nuclear weapons is to have them to never have to use them, by scaring the shit out of potential enemies, so they don’t even dare to attack.

          But in order for the weapons to be a credible threat, and therefore a deterrent, their use must be possible.

          Nukes that need authorisation by Donald Trump won’t deter Vladimir Putin.

        • Kissaki@feddit.orgEnglish
          3·
          8 days ago

          What does that have to do with the claim that they have nukes?

          If they can’t use them or only conditionally use them then they don’t really have them.

    • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
      41·
      8 days ago

      Nuclear sharing is the worst of both worlds. You make yourself a certain target, but you cannot exercise control over the weapons. It’s turning MAD into SAD (self assured destruction)