Debate on security

How EU leaders view the nuclear bomb plan

The "Krone" asked all the leading candidates for the EU elections about the need for a European nuclear bomb.(Bild: APA/Max Slovencik, Georg Hochmuth, Imre Antal, www.sepa.media/Michael Indra, Martin Juen, stock.adobe.com ,Krone KREATIV)

Following Trump's statements, the whole of Europe is discussing the acquisition of strategic nuclear weapons within the European Union. The "Krone" asked the leading candidates of all parties and the chairman of the EU Military Committee about the security policy issue. Foreign policy expert Kurt Seinitz also gives his opinion.

Donald Trump's statements on NATO have panicked the whole of Europe. "Is the USA releasing its partners to be shot down?" asks the renowned German "Spiegel" magazine. At the Munich Security Conference, experts warned of a nuclear reorganization.

As a result of the conference, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to appoint her own Commissioner for Defense in a possible second term of office. The "Krone" newspaper asked the leading Austrian candidates for the EU elections whether Europe needs its own strategic nuclear bombs if it no longer has the USA's nuclear umbrella.