{"id":314134,"date":"2026-01-31T00:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/germanys-nuclear-deterrence-debate-just-escalated-what-merz-said-and-what-it-means-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T00:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:00:39","slug":"germanys-nuclear-deterrence-debate-just-escalated-what-merz-said-and-what-it-means-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/germanys-nuclear-deterrence-debate-just-escalated-what-merz-said-and-what-it-means-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany\u2019s nuclear deterrence debate just escalated \u2013 what Merz said and what it means | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/iGMDH5yg9wc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Germany\u2019s nuclear deterrence debate just escalated \u2013 what Merz said and what it means | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iGMDH5yg9wc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany is openly discussing nuclear deterrence \u2014 a subject long considered politically untouchable. Chancellor Friedrich Merz has confirmed that Germany and several European partners have begun early talks on a \u201cjoint nuclear deterrence.\u201d This comes after former Green Party foreign minister Joschka Fischer argued that Europe may eventually need its own atomic capabilities if it can no longer rely solely on the United States.<br \/>\nSo what does \u201cjoint nuclear deterrence\u201d actually mean? How does it differ from NATO\u2019s existing nuclear\u2011sharing arrangements? And what are the political, legal, and strategic obstacles Germany faces?<\/p>\n<p>In this interview, Marina Henke, professor of international relations at the Hertie School, breaks down:<\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s \u201cnew old\u201d nuclear dilemma<\/p>\n<p>Why nuclear weapons remain a political tabo<\/p>\n<p>NATO nuclear sharing works in practice<\/p>\n<p>How NATO nuclear sharing works in practice<\/p>\n<p>What Merz\u2019s comments signal about Europe\u2019s security future<\/p>\n<p>Whether Europe could build a joint deterrent \u2014 and what it would require<\/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<p>#Germany #Europe #nuclearweapons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany is openly discussing nuclear deterrence \u2014 a subject long considered politically untouchable. Chancellor Friedrich Merz has confirmed that Germany and several European partners have begun early talks on a \u201cjoint nuclear deterrence.\u201d This comes after former Green Party foreign minister Joschka Fischer argued that Europe may eventually need its own atomic capabilities if it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":314135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130889],"tags":[132310,130556,143412],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-314134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dw-news","tag-discussing","tag-germany","tag-openly"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Germany\u2019s nuclear deterrence debate just escalated \u2013 what Merz said and what it means | DW News | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch Germany\u2019s nuclear deterrence debate just escalated \u2013 what Merz said and what it means | DW News for free, here on News ISC. 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