Merz calls for European military independence | DW News

The man set to become the next German chancellor says France and the UK should share their nuclear protection with Germany. Friedrich Merz' idea has come in response to the preception that the US is cooling on Europe. How could that work and would it mean that Germany would build its own bomb?

Chapters:
00:00 Merz: Britain, France need to "share" nukes
00:57 Julia Berghofer, European Leadership Network

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Post from DW News on February 25, 2025

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