politics
February 3, 2026
German calls for nukes are ‘madness’
Sahra Wagenknecht has condemned calls for Germany to pursue nuclear weapons, arguing that they increase the risk of a nuclear conflict
TL;DR
- Sahra Wagenknecht criticizes proposals for Germany to engage in nuclear rearmament.
- Germany is legally prohibited from developing nuclear weapons under international treaties.
- Calls for German nuclear rearmament have come from politicians within the AfD, CDU, and former Green party members.
- Wagenknecht states that acquiring nuclear weapons would violate international law and undermine arms control.
- She warns that US intermediate-range missile deployment in Germany poses a significant security risk.
- Wagenknecht advocates for Germany to lead diplomatic disarmament initiatives and demands the withdrawal of US nuclear weapons from German soil.
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