From Berlin to Tokyo, the fears of a new nuclear arms race
Washington extended an atomic umbrella over its allies. Now some feel it may be time to seek their own weapons
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Why Europe cannot rely on French nuclear umbrella alone
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Trump Is Reshaping the Nuclear Landscape
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France has a nuclear umbrella. Could its European allies fit under it?
President Macron has aired the idea that France's deterrence force could be used to defend of other European countries.BBC News - Mar. 6 -
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Talk of replacing the American nuclear umbrella over Europe with the small British and French nuclear armories is in the air, however vague and fanciful.The New York Times - Mar. 15 -
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Can the US stop the brewing nuclear arms race before it erupts?
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National security adviser Mike Waltz said on Sunday that all options are “on the table” to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” anchor Martha ...The Hill - Mar. 17
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