Could Europe Get its Own Nuclear Deterrent?

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[TheNikolius]

Britian - " we are purposely ambiguous about how or when we would use our weapons" we all know the tea market is the fine line

[StreamMediaSkeptic]

As a former U.S. Marine and U.S. Army Soldier, let me be the first to say, South Korea isn't stupid.

"I have never doubted an American soldier, but I would be foolish to put the security of my nation in the hands of an American politician." Fact Check True.

[thijshagenbeek]

To be honest, upgrading article 5 to :'' A attack on one, is a nuke back from everyone '' has a isotope to it.

[ManiaMac]

I don’t believe the U.S. should ever abandon NATO, but at the same time I believe putting your security in the hands of a nation a whole ocean away from your home soil is not wise.

[Subsandsoda]

Having a bald man sell hair loss products is like selling ice to eskimo's: you gotta appreciate the hustle

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1:05 - Mid roll ads
2:30 - Chapter 1 - Nuclear nations
6:50 - Chapter 2 - Stockpiling
11:05 - Chapter 3 - French deterrent
14:50 - Chapter 4 - European umbrella
17:25 - Chapter 5 - German factor
22:20 - Chapter 6 - Europeans dreams

[wile-e-coyote]

"The reign of Liz Truss" all 5 seconds of it. 😂

[samseal]

This debate should be seen in the light of France’s fractious relationship with NATO/OTAN. They never liked the anglophone core of the organisation and although they were always a member the level of French participation varied throughout the Cold War. France had always been a proponent of an EU military and, being the only EU member with nuclear weapons, they would be pivotal to any defence structure. The U.K. never agreed with an EU military force, preferring to rely on NATO. Since the U.K. left the EU this stumbling block has left with it and France see this as an excellent time to push this idea again. Trump’s chaotic first presidency and his known ambivalence to NATO only strengthen its appeal.

[GraniteStateofMind]

Eurobomb would be a sick name for a band

[WasabiSniffer]

"i have never doubted an American soldier. But I would be foolish to place my nation's security in the hands of an American politician." yeah, in the US military we say the same thing. we know in our soul, "nobody gets left behind" as a way of life. politicians seem more like "cut that turd loose."

[andersgrassman]

Sweden (!) halted it's nuclear weapons program in the 60's. It was very near completion, with even SAAB having designed the missiles to deliver the warheads. (The very advanced missile technologies developement have continued. Probably the best anti ship missile around, has also been sent early on to Ukraine, when Odesa was in threat of amphibian assault.)

The nuclear weapons program was halted mainly on ideological pacifist grounds. There is a reason Nobel also stipulated a peace prize. But also the USA gave very strong assurances of nuclear deterrence protection to Sweden. And yes, Sweden has never really been anything like truly neutral. Military cooperation with the USA has been much deeper than most of the general public in Sweden wanted to know.

I've always been a bit doubtful as to if it was really a good thing that Sweden halted it's nuclear weapons program. And with the war in Ukraine, I'm pretty certain Swedish and Finnish people would feel safer with a nuclear deterrent. And today, I'm pretty sure Sweden would be willing to share such a program with the Baltic states - and likely also Poland. (Norway counts in without the need of mentioning it, actually. The Nobel peace prize is actually awarded by the Norwegian parliment. Gives you an idea of how close the Nordic countries are.)

Today, I think a British/Nordic/Baltic/Polish shared program would be a good idea. The trust is there, to share the firing button.

[tjadams]

Give it another couple years & Sweden will announce the testing of its SaaBomba.😁

[PapaOscarNovember]

As you point out, the most likely candidates for new European nuclear states are Poland, Baltics, and Scandinavian countries, some of which have been wiped off the map in recent history. They would be keen on solidifying the current borders with nuclear arms, since they are aware how fragile borders are.

[colt-mzpr]

Every time I hear about nuclear weapons I always remember this saying . “Don’t be afraid of the loud dog it’s the quiet ones that bite .”

[almn]

Finding myself just staring at the lights reflecting in Simon’s glasses !

[ronmaximilian]

The French have a tactical nuclear cruise missile (Air-sol moyenne portée), which would probably be used not to take out a Russian city but more likely to take out Russian air defenses and invading army as a final warning shot, were they to invade a NATO member country.
The ASMP. Has a variable yield nuclear warhead like the American B61. The French are also developing a hypersonic successor to this vessel. The ASMP can be deployed from land or carrier-based Rafale fighters.

[firewarp]

love all these comments from people who haven't whached the vid ranting about the UK and france

[MarshmaIlowGaming]

The entire world "America what are you the world police? Why do you spend so much on your military?"

Also the entire world "America, come protect us with your military, we can't do it ourselves." 😂

[rostahornak]

Germany: Yeah, let's spend bilions on unrealible energy sources, that are thought to be 'green', rather than care about our safety and current threats. xd

[RandomNooby]

Somewhere out there a US marine has just finished repainting 10 000 Humvees from tan to green, and now....