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The time has come for Europeans to look into the abyss. (US Friends forgive this, but we in Europe have to plan for whatever you decide. We know its your call not ours)
In the next year or so the US may decide to withdraw from NATO.
Since only France has nuclear weapons which do not depend on US infrastructure for support, a lot will depend on how Macron comes out of next month's elections.
Sweden and Poland have the economic muscle and enough space in their countries to build and deploy a Pershing/Iskander type nuclear force for a Baltic Alliance.
Germany remains irrelevant militarily as East Germans support Moscow and West Germans remain traumatised by history.
The UK could cobble together ways of keeping Trident operational without US support for the missiles and other aspects. Starmer seems reliable on the deterrent like the 70s Labour Government which modernised Polaris and agreed in principle in 1979 to buy Trident.
Storm Shadow shows the UK has the basis for longer term nuclear options in Europe.
In the next year or so the US may decide to withdraw from NATO.
Since only France has nuclear weapons which do not depend on US infrastructure for support, a lot will depend on how Macron comes out of next month's elections.
Sweden and Poland have the economic muscle and enough space in their countries to build and deploy a Pershing/Iskander type nuclear force for a Baltic Alliance.
Germany remains irrelevant militarily as East Germans support Moscow and West Germans remain traumatised by history.
The UK could cobble together ways of keeping Trident operational without US support for the missiles and other aspects. Starmer seems reliable on the deterrent like the 70s Labour Government which modernised Polaris and agreed in principle in 1979 to buy Trident.
Storm Shadow shows the UK has the basis for longer term nuclear options in Europe.