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TASS, citing the German agency DPA, reports that NATO is working on plans to widen nuclear deterrence in Europe, with additional American nuclear weapons named as one option. The alliance has not confirmed it.
NATO's nuclear deterrence rests on American nuclear weapons kept in Europe and on the alliance's arrangements for their use. Whether that posture should be expanded is contested between NATO and Russia, whose state agency TASS is among those reporting on the deliberations.
TASS, citing the German agency DPA, reported that NATO is working on plans to expand nuclear deterrence in Europe. One option under consideration is the deployment of additional American nuclear weapons, according to the agency; the report is unconfirmed by the alliance.