The United States has secretly deployed about 150 nuclear warheads in Germany, Italy, Belgium, Turkey and the Netherlands, said Alicia Sanders-Zakre, policy and research coordinator for the International Campaign to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). It has been reported DEA News.
“So, although there is no public confirmation or denial of American nuclear weapons being deployed in Europe, we do know that nuclear weapons (US – ed.) are deployed in five countries across Europe: Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy and Turkey. Sanders-Zakre said.
According to him, ICAN is concerned about the deployment of nuclear weapons in Europe.
Previously reportedHe said that the escalation of geopolitical tensions in the world has led to an increase in nuclear weapons expenditures of various countries. At the end of last year, nine countries with such weapons spent a total of 82.9 billion dollars for these purposes, while the leader in this indicator was the USA.
There are currently only nine countries in the world that have nuclear weapons. These are: Russia, USA, China, France, England, Pakistan, India, Israel and North Korea (KDHC). ICAN clarified that at the end of 2022, the United States spent more than all other countries combined – almost half of the total global spending for these purposes.