NATO’s tactical nuclear headache: IKV Pax Christi’s Withdrawal Issues report

In the run-up to the 2010 NATO Strategic Concept, the future of the American non-strategic nuclear weapons deployed in Europe and the future of NATO’s nuclear sharing became one of the most contentious issues. According to insiders, debates on a text acceptable to all 28 members continued in Lisbon...

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Published in:Atlantisch Perspectief 2011-01, Vol.35 (4), p.19-22
Main Authors: van der Zeijden, Wilbert, Snyder, Susi
Format: Article
Language:English
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Opinion
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Summary:In the run-up to the 2010 NATO Strategic Concept, the future of the American non-strategic nuclear weapons deployed in Europe and the future of NATO’s nuclear sharing became one of the most contentious issues. According to insiders, debates on a text acceptable to all 28 members continued in Lisbon until the last possible moment. The result is a carefully worded text, that leaves open all options. Failing to bring the debate to a satisfactory conclusion, the Alliance found a way out by deciding that the issue of the non-strategic (or ‘tactical’) nuclear weapons is to be part of a comprehensive review of NATO’s entire defence and deterrence posture, a process leading to a new posture document to be agreed at the next NATO summit in 2012.
ISSN:0167-1847