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UK and Germany Explore Nuclear Pact Amid Russian Threats
10/26/2025
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- British defense leaders push talks on sharing nuclear weapons with Germany to counter Russia.
- Senior officials, including a former chief of defense staff and NATO secretary general, back a Berlin defense pact.
- Germany is in talks with France about its nuclear deterrent, signaling allied discussions.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed interest in similar talks with Sir Keir Starmer.
- Former NATO chief Lord Robertson says urgency grows over Russia's nuclear rhetoric.
