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Facing the future: Germany’s struggle with nuclear reliance on the US

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DW Berlin Briefing - Inside German politics

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Jan 23, 2026

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Summary

Germany is famously "under the US’ nuclear umbrella"-creating a dependency that some are now calling risky. What exactly does that mean? How would US help protect Germany in a worst-case scenario? What options does Germany have to move toward a European umbrella? Host Nina Haase talks with her guests about Germany’s deep dependencies on the US -from NATO cooperation to nuclear deterrence.