Die Diskussion über Gudio Westerwelles Initiative zum Abzug der taktischen Atomrakten aus Europa ist Anlass für einen Kommentar, den ich in der Reihe "Transatlantic Take" des German Marshall Fund veröffentlich habe:
WASHINGTON — To the disappointment of many Europeans, the review conference for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) which opened in New York last week, will not focus primarily on the tactical nuclear weapons remaining in Europe. Germans harbor a particular dislike for these weapons (the exact number is classified, but it is thought to be no more than two dozen), because during the Cold War these weapons were aimed mostly at East Germany. That is why German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle found widespread public support when he launched his initiative to include the tactical warheads in the ongoing disarmament talks. Together with his colleagues from the Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxemburg) as well as Norway, Mr. Westerwelle drafted a letter to call for the withdrawal of the last American B-61 bombs from European soil. This appeal was repeated at the NATO foreign ministers’ conference in Tallinn earlier this month... read the full Take here.
