European leaders told to ‘keep their mouth shut’ on nukes

Belgian Defense Minister Theo Franken has criticized public statements on nuclear deterrence as poorly timed and inappropriate

European leaders should keep their “mouth shut” on nuclear deterrence, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Franken said on Wednesday, calling out their public statements on the issue as particularly ill-timed and inappropriate.

Talk of Europe developing its own nuclear deterrent has intensified since Washington announced it would scale back security commitments to its European allies, focusing instead on homeland defense and containing China.

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