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NATO Ponders What to Do with Its Nuclear Weapons

Eben Harrell, Time | October 11, 2010

Prior to the NATO Summit in November, the Alliance strives to decide what to do with around 200 US atomic weapons piled up in Europe, which according to some observers is an outright negation of NPT. ++ Germany has been in the forefront demanding withdrawal of these nuclear weapons. ++ However, members like Poland fear that the idea of NATO’s nuclear disarmament could undercut NATO's central idea of "collective security.” ++ The members are also concerned that the cut could lead to a tactical nuclear imbalance vis-à-vis Russia.