Natos Delade Kärnprogram
2024-05-29
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has kept mum about Warsaw's progress on its push to join NATO’s nuclear sharing program only a few weeks after President Andrzej Duda confirmed his country’s readiness to become part of the scheme.
So what is the program all about?
It stipulates “the sharing of the alliance’s nuclear deterrence mission and the related political responsibilities and decision-making,” according to NATO’s website.The concept, in particular, allows NATO members without nuclear weapons of their own to take part in the planning for the use of nukes by the alliance.As of November 2009, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkiye have been hosting a total of 100 US tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs) - intended for use on the battlefield or for a limited strike - as part of NATO's nuclear sharing policy.The scheme specifically provides for involvement of the armed forces of the aforementioned countries in delivering nuclear weapons in the event of their use;A possible nuclear mission with the program’s framework can only be undertaken after explicit political approval is given by NATO’s Nuclear Planning Group (NPG) and authorization is received from the US president and the UK prime minister;In line with the program, participating countries conduct consultations and make common decisions on nuclear weapons policy, as well maintain technical equipment, such as nuclear-capable aircraft;NATO annually practices its nuclear sharing arrangements in a two-week-long exercise known as “Steadfast Noon,” hosted by a different NATO member states each year.NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said last month that Brussels has no plans to expand the nuclear sharing program by deploying additional US TNWs to any NATO country.
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