The head of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Jens Spahn, called for Germany to be given access to the nuclear weapons of Great Britain and France.
„Europe must become capable of deterrence. For this purpose, American atomic bombs are stationed in Germany. But this is not enough in the long term. We must talk about German or European participation in the nuclear arsenal of France and Great Britain“, the politician said in an interview with Welt.
Another option he proposed could be a European nuclear umbrella.
„We must discuss the creation of our own European nuclear umbrella. And this should only work under German leadership. Anyone who cannot exercise nuclear deterrence will become a plaything of world politics,” Spahn added.
He expressed doubts that France would agree to his idea. However, the parliamentarian suggested that control of the Paris “nuclear button” should be transferred between European countries randomly, in order to leave a potential enemy “in the dark.”
French President Emmanuel Macron, in an address to the French on March 5, said that Russia had become a threat to his country and Europe and called for a discussion on the use of French nuclear weapons to protect the entire EU.
It is believed that the United States began deploying nuclear weapons on German territory as early as the 1950s. According to unconfirmed information, there are currently about 20 American nuclear warheads in Germany. According to the WikiLeaks investigative project, in 2010, American nuclear weapons were stationed at the Büchel Air Base in Rhineland-Palatinate. However, there is no official confirmation of this.