Jens Stoltenberg told Britain's Telegraph newspaper that there were live consultations between members to use transparency around its nuclear arsenal as a deterrent. "I won't go into operational details about how many nuclear warheads should be operational and which should be stored, but we need to consult on these issues. "Transparency helps to communicate the direct message that we, of course, are a nuclear alliance. ""NATO's aim is, of course, a world without nuclear weapons, but as long as nuclear weapons exist, we will remain a nuclear alliance, because a world where Russia, China and North Korea have nuclear weapons, and NATO does not, is a more dangerous world. "Stoltenberg said last week that nuclear weapons were NATO's "ultimate security guarantee" and a means to preserve peace.Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly warned that Moscow could use nuclear weapons to defend itself in extreme circumstances.

Source: The Times June 17, 2024 07:16 UTC