NATO Nuclear Policy at Odds with Public Opinion
Almost 70 percent of people in European countries that currently store U.S. nuclear weapons want a Europe free of nuclear weapons, according to an opinion poll published by Greenpeace International. In contrast, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld suggested in an interview with Der Spiegel last November that the Europeans want to keep U.S. nuclear weapons.
Question: “Do You Want Europe to be Free of Nuclear Weapons or Not?”
Background: U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Europe
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