Nuclear Bomb for Germany: Is It Time For A German Nuclear Bomb?
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As the U.S. turns its back on security commitments, Germany faces a profound shift in its post-war defense policy. Can it still rely on France and the UK?

Germany is at a crossroads when it comes to its security policy — one of the deepest upheavals of the post-War era.

  • poVoqMEnglish
    5•9 days ago

    Its mainly about the people. You need a lot of trained people to develop and maintain these weapons, and having a larger pool of civil nuclear engineers (and univercity departments to train them) makes this much more realistic.

    Macron was recently pretty clear about this: France is maintaining their nuclear reactors because they need them to maintain their nuclear weapons. Economically these reactors are a bottomless pit and Germany was smart to shut them down.

    • trollercoasterEnglish
      2•9 days ago

      Not only the people, also the supply chains to produce and handle the fissile materials. (which also include a whole lot of people)