After Donald Trump’s announcement to withhold US military support in case of an attack on a NATO member by Russia under certain circumstances, a discussion has been sparked on whether Europe itself should have their own nuclear weapons for nuclear deterrence. However, given the progress in the legal framework of nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament, European nuclear weapons would violate international law.
The Treaty on European Union was signed by 12 countries in the Dutch city of Maastricht, on the 7th of February 1992. In accordance with such Treaty the Union was founded on the European Communities (first pillar), with two additional areas of cooperation (second and third pillars), Common Foreign and Security Policy (CSFP), Justice as…
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