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Poland Pushes for Nuclear Sharing With NATO, Eyes France as Key Partner
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Poland is seeking to take part in NATO’s nuclear sharing arrangements and is looking to France as a partner in this effort. President Karol Nawrocki made the statement in an interview with the French broadcaster LCI on September 16.
Nawrocki said Poland “should participate in nuclear sharing” and added that the country “must have its own nuclear capabilities—energy, civilian, and military.”
He described the partnership between Warsaw and Paris as a key element in this direction. At the same time, the Polish president noted that it is “too early” to say whether Poland would seek to acquire nuclear weapons of its own.
According to LCI, Nawrocki emphasized that his priority as head of state is to ensure Poland’s security guarantees as a NATO member. He linked this goal to the Nancy Agreement on deeper Franco-Polish defense cooperation, signed earlier this year.
Former president Andrzej Duda had previously argued that Poland should rely on France’s nuclear umbrella and seek access to US nuclear weapons under NATO’s Nuclear Sharing program.
French President Emmanuel Macron stated in his national address on March 5 that Russia now poses “a threat to all of Europe.”
He called for a debate on the potential use of France’s nuclear arsenal to protect the European Union, citing the shift in US policy on Ukraine and NATO. Germany, Denmark, and Lithuania have also expressed readiness to discuss this issue, according to European Pravda.
Earlier, France deployed three Rafale fighter jets to Poland from a squadron certified for nuclear missions. The aircraft arrived after Russian drones violated Polish airspace and will take part in NATO’s Eastern Sentry operation on the Alliance’s eastern flank. The French General Staff confirmed that the operation is focused on countering threats linked to the use of drones.
