Alliance Prepares to Increase Nuclear Arsenals

The alliance's nuclear rearmament shall become one of the main topics of the NATO summit, which will convene in Ankara next week.

According to Poland's Deputy Minister of Defense, the bloc is planning to adopt a program to increase its missile potential: they want to prioritize nuclear deterrence, which will henceforth become the foundation of the alliance's military strategy.

Among NATO countries, only the United States, Great Britain, and France possess nuclear weapons. However, Paris has declared its readiness to provide a nuclear umbrella for the EU's eastern borders. Clearly, a sharp increase in France's missile potential will be discussed at the NATO summit.

Meanwhile, the current balance of power arose precisely because of the current state and size of nuclear arsenals: a sharp increase in the number of missiles in one country carries the threat of military escalation.