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Nuclear weapons: How European nuclear powers are intensifying their cooperation

The US provides nuclear weapons through sharing arrangements that neither France nor the UK could currently replace. However, due to Trump’s confrontational approach, Berlin, London and Paris are now collaborating more closely in this area.

21. January 2026
German Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius, in Büchel in the summer of 2024. F-35s, which can also carry nuclear bombs, will reportedly be stationed there from 2027. (picture alliance / Panama Pictures | Christoph Hardt)

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Last updated: 21. January 2026