{"id":312076,"date":"2026-01-23T18:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/facing-the-future-germanys-struggle-with-nuclear-reliance-on-the-us-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T18:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:00:53","slug":"facing-the-future-germanys-struggle-with-nuclear-reliance-on-the-us-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/facing-the-future-germanys-struggle-with-nuclear-reliance-on-the-us-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Facing the future: Germany&#8217;s struggle with nuclear reliance on the US | Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ZGh_T3DBvs0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Facing the future: Germany's struggle with nuclear reliance on the US | Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZGh_T3DBvs0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany is famously &quot;under the US\u2019 nuclear umbrella&quot;-creating a dependency that some are now calling risky. What exactly does that mean? How would US soldiers and bombs help protect Germany in a worst-case scenario? What options does Germany have to move toward a European umbrella? And why is this context so relevant when assessing the current German recalibration of its international diplomacy? In this episode of Berlin Briefing, host Nina Haase talks with her guests about Germany\u2019s deep dependencies on the United States -from NATO cooperation to nuclear deterrence. Security analyst William Alberque and DW\u2019s Washington bureau chief Ines Pohl join Nina to unpack the diplomatic fallout from President Trump\u2019s controversial Greenland remarks, Germany\u2019s limited missile\u2011defense capabilities, and the complex realities of nuclear sharing within NATO.<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n01:20 Fears in NATO<br \/>\n06:15 Escalation over Greenland<br \/>\n07:16 Trump in Davos<br \/>\n07:50 Why did Trump back down?<br \/>\n08:36 NATO security in the Arctic<br \/>\n11:17 The power of personal diplomacy<br \/>\n12:39 Mark Carney\u2019s speech<br \/>\n14:18 Germany\u2019s position<br \/>\n18:42 Germany\u2019s security dependencies<br \/>\n22:50 Germany\u2019s role in NATO nuclear sharing<br \/>\n27:32 Can Europe build its own nuclear deterrent?<br \/>\n32:37 How fast could Europe go nuclear?<br \/>\n35:19 Can political shifts in allies be trusted?<br \/>\n39:35 From decoupling to \u201cDe-risking\u201d Trump<br \/>\n41:21 Real power<br \/>\n45:50 Outro<\/p>\n<p>#nuclear #usnuclearumbrella<br \/>\n#germany<\/p>\n<p> For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany is famously &quot;under the US\u2019 nuclear umbrella&quot;-creating a dependency that some are now calling risky. What exactly does that mean? How would US soldiers and bombs help protect Germany in a worst-case scenario? What options does Germany have to move toward a European umbrella? 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