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As Trump looms, top EU politician calls for European nuclear deterrent

Center-right leader Manfred Weber says EU needs to prepare for war without US help and must build its own atomic shield.  

Politico, BY JAKOB HANKE VELA AND NICOLAS CAMUT, JANUARY 25, 2024 

Facing the potential return of Donald Trump to the White House, the head of the EU’s biggest political grouping is calling for Europeans to prepare for war without support from the United States and to build its own nuclear umbrella.

Manfred Weber, leader of the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) — currently tipped to come first in the European Parliament election in June — described Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin as “the two who set the framework” for 2024.

Trump’s seemingly imminent coronation as Republican presidential contender after wins in Iowa and New Hampshire have spooked Europe, where he is remembered as a NATO skeptic, accusing EU countries of not paying their way and threatening not to come to Europe’s defense if it were attacked………………………………………… more https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-nuclear-warfare-detterence-manfred-weber-vladimir-putin-ukraine-russia-war/

January 26, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | EUROPE, weapons and war