Poland wants US nuclear weapons to deter Russia, will Trump grant request?

Mar 13

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Poland’s president is asking the Trump administration to put some of the U.S. nuclear arsenal in his country. It’s a move Moscow sees as provocation but Poland’s leader said it’s necessary to protect the country.
President Andrzej Duda told the Financial Times that it’s “obvious” President Donald Trump could send American nuclear warheads currently in western Europe and the United States to Poland.
Duda’s request is in line with his attempts to convince Trump to restart a nuclear-sharing project rejected by the Biden administration in 2022.

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Poland’s president is asking the Trump administration to put some of the U.S. nuclear arsenal in his country.

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It’s a move Moscow will certainly see as provocation but Poland’s leader said it is necessary to protect his country.

What did Poland’s president say?

President Andrzej Duda told the Financial Times that it is “obvious” President Donald Trump could send American nuclear warheads currently in western Europe or the United States to Poland. He said the action is needed because NATO’s borders have moved eastward since 1999.

“I think it’s not only that the time has come,” Duda said. “But that it would be safer if those weapons were already here.”

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Duda’s request is in line with his attempts to convince Trump to restart a nuclear-sharing project rejected by the Biden administration in 2022.

Why does Poland want US nuclear weapons?

The Polish president said it is ultimately up to President Trump whether to deploy U.S. nuclear weapons. However, he pointed out that Russian President Vladimir Putin did move tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, which is an ally of Moscow and shares a border with Poland.

Duda’s request for nuclear weapons comes as Poland and other NATO nations are fearful a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine could embolden Moscow, making it a bigger threat to their borders.

Who else could Warsaw turn to?

If the Trump administration or France ultimately says no to Duda, the United Kingdom could be another option. The U.K. is the only other nuclear power in Europe.

Tags: Andrzej Duda, Donald Trump, Moscow, NATO, Nuclear War, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear weapons, Poland, Russia, Russia-Ukraine War, tactical nuclear weapons, Ukraine, Ukraine aid, Ukraine Defense Ministry, Vladimir Putin, White House

[RYAN ROBERTSON]

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS IN UKRAINE, POLAND DOESN’T WANT TO BE INVADED BY RUSSIA EVER AGAIN. SO, ITS PRESIDENT IS ASKING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO PUT SOME OF THE U-S NUCLEAR ARSENAL IN POLAND.

IT’S A MOVE MOSCOW WILL NO DOUBT CALL A PROVOCATION BUT POLAND’S LEADER SAYS IT’S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

PRESIDENT ANDRZEJ DUDA TELLS THE FINANCIAL TIMES IT’S “OBVIOUS” PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP COULD SEND AMERICAN NUCLEAR WARHEADS CURRENTLY IN WESTERN EUROPE OR THE U-S TO POLAND. HE SAYS THE ACTION IS NEEDED

BECAUSE NATO’S BORDERS MOVED EASTWARD SINCE 1999.

“I THINK IT’S NOT ONLY THAT THE TIME HAS COME” SAYS DUDA…” BUT THAT IT WOULD BE SAFER IF THOSE WEAPONS WERE ALREADY HERE.”

DUDA’S REQUEST IS INLINE WITH HIS ATTEMPTS TO CONVINCE TRUMP TO RESTART A NUCLEAR SHARING PROJECT REJECTED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IN 2022.

THE POLISH PRESIDENT SAYS IT’S ULTIMATELY UP TO THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT WHETHER TO DEPLOY U-S NUKES– BUT POINTS OUT RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN DID MOVE TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO BELARUS–A FIERCE MOSCOW ALLY THAT SHARES A BORDER WITH POLAND.

DUDA’S REQUEST FOR NUKES COMES AS POLAND AND OTHER NATO NATIONS ARE FEARFUL A POTENTIAL CEASEFIRE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE COULD EMBOLDEN MOSCOW, MAKING IT A BIGGER THREAT TO THEIR BORDERS.

DUDA ALSO ENDORSED HIS PRIME MINISTER’S SUGGESTION THE COUNTRY COULD TURN TO FRANCE FOR NUCLEAR ASSISTANCE…BUT STOPPED SHORT OF SAYING POLAND SHOULD BUILD UP ITS OWN NUCLEAR ARSENAL BECAUSE DEVELOPING WARSAW’S NUCLEAR CAPACITY WOULD “TAKE DECADES.”

IF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND/OR FRANCE ULTIMATELY SAYS NO TO DUDA THE UNITED KINGDOM COULD BE ANOTHER OPTION… AS IT’S THE ONLY OTHER NUCLEAR POWER IN EUROPE,

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