Will The US Remove Its Remaining Nuclear Weapons From Europe?

The Büchel air base located in western Germany's Eifel region: An estimated 20 US nuclear weapons are believed to be held at the base. DDP

U.S. Carefully Considers Future Of Nukes In Europe -- Global Security Newswire

The Obama administration is proceeding with caution as it considers pulling all U.S. nuclear weapons from Europe, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, March 12).

While certain officials from Germany and other European nations are calling for removal of an estimated 200 Cold War-era nuclear arms from the continent, an imminent decision is not expected from Washington. It instead intends to weigh the matter within NATO, beginning with an April summit of foreign ministers including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. officials said.

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