EGMONT POLICY BRIEF 332 Strengthening the Political Credibility of NATO Extended Nuclear Deterrence

Therefore, the author argues that proliferation of nuclear arsenals in Europe, (b) fostering NATO should address this political credibility challenge alliance cohesion by giving non-nuclear weapon states a by strengthening the role of European allies in the voice on the nuclear posture of the alliance, and (c) making nuclear strategy of the Alliance. [...] The combined strength of the three While the North Atlantic Council (NAC) remains the nuclear-weapon states – and especially the strategic “ultimate authority within NATO”, the NPG is the “senior arsenal of the US – provides the foundation of NATO’s body on nuclear matters”. [...] In addition to EGMONT POLICY BRIEF 332 | STRENGTHENING THE POLITICAL CREDIBILITY OF NATO EXTENDED NUCLEAR DETERRENCE the NPG HLG, the NPG Staff Group supports the NPG by OPTIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF EUROPEAN preparing “detailed work on behalf of NPG Permanent ALLIES IN END Representatives (or Ambassadors) at the head of national delegations”.7 1. [...] Former French President de Gaulle arguments to rethink the role of European allies in envisioned a tripartite Atlantic Alliance Directorate that NATO’s nuclear strategy – such as Russia’s nuclear included the US, the UK and France.12 However, because threats, the advancing nuclear programmes of Iran and of the exclusion of the non-nuclear allies, it is hard to see North Korea, and the expansion an. [...] internships at the Security Policy Directorate of the As arises from the discussion of the alternatives, the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2021) and the following elements are key to mitigating the political Belgian Chamber of Representatives (2018).