ÖB: Europe needs its own nuclear deterrent

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ÖB: Europe needs its own nuclear deterrent
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Europe needs its own nuclear deterrent to defend itself against Russia without support from the United States, Commander-in-Chief Michael Claesson says in an interview with Ekot on Saturday.

How it is created, through cooperation with the European nuclear-weapon states, or in some other way, I cannot assess or answer that right now.

ÖB admits that increased European capability means rearmament.

As long as nuclear weapons threaten our existence, we need to consider that dimension for sufficient deterrence and a real defense capability.

The European nuclear powers, Britain and France, are estimated to have just over 500 nuclear warheads together. The US and Russia are estimated to have over 5,000 each.

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