Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThis would require a doctrine, he said, allowing Europe to introduce nuclear weapons to a non-nuclear conflict. Mr. Kiesewetter believes a European nuclear program would allow Europe to preserve its autonomy. A small but growing contingent of German analysts and commentators have endorsed versions of a European nuclear program. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBut any European nuclear program would face enormous hurdles. French policy already allows for, though does not require, using nuclear weapons in defense of an ally.

Source: New York Times March 06, 2017 08:26 UTC