NATO Discusses Deploying More Nuclear Weapons Amid Threat from China and Russia

NATO is negotiating the deployment of more nuclear weapons amid the growing threat from Russia and China. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview with The Telegraph.

He added that the bloc should show the world its nuclear arsenal to send a direct message to its enemies.

Stoltenberg said that there have been consultations among allies about removing missiles from storage and putting them on standby, calling for transparency as a deterrent.

"I won't go into operational details about how many nuclear warheads should be operational and how many should be stored, but we need to consult on these issues. That is exactly what we are doing," the NATO Secretary General said.

He warned of the threat from China and stressed that nuclear transparency should be a cornerstone of NATO's nuclear strategy.

"Transparency helps to send a clear message that we are, of course, a nuclear alliance," Stoltenberg said.

The NATO Secretary General said that NATO's goal is a world without nuclear weapons, but as long as nuclear weapons exist, we must remain a nuclear alliance because a world where Russia, China and North Korea have nuclear weapons and NATO does not is a dangerous one.

He warned that China, in particular, is investing heavily in modern weapons, including its nuclear arsenal, which he said will grow to 1,000 warheads by 2030.

As a reminder, on 11 June, Russia launched the second phase of the exercise, with practical training in the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons.