Sweden: We are not interested in the establishment of American nuclear weapons on our soil

– International news – Tasnim News According to “Spiegel” weekly newspaper, four days after Sweden officially joined NATO, the Allies ceremonially The newly arrived country was welcomed. Ulf Kristerson, the Prime Minister of this Scandinavian country, stated one thing clearly in this ceremony and said: Sweden is currently interested in the establishment of American nuclear weapons on its soil. has no self He said: We fully understand the need for all NATO defense capabilities, including the nuclear strategy. At the same time, he said: However, there is no need to host nuclear weapons or a permanent base. NATO does not exist in Sweden during peacetime. Kristersson added that it is a Swedish decision that he will fully respect. He also emphasized that his country has modern and well-trained armed forces. According to him, this will strengthen NATO on land, air and sea.

In this ceremony, the Swedish flag was raised for the first time in front of the headquarters of the NATO defense alliance in Brussels. In the future, the flag of this country will fly between the flags of Spain and Turkey in the circle of flags in front of the building. In addition to Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Kristerson and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria also participated in the ceremony. which have the common goal of protecting one billion citizens, preventing war and maintaining peace. He emphasized: Sweden’s membership makes NATO stronger and safer. In the future, this saying will also apply to this Scandinavian country: “All for one, one for all.” Regarding Russia’s attempt to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO, Stoltenberg said that Sweden’s joining once again shows that NATO’s door remains open and no one can close it. Sweden last Thursday after About 200 years of military non-commitment joined NATO. With the delivery of the document of accession in Washington, the Scandinavian country’s membership in this Western defense alliance became official. In May 2022, Sweden applied to be a member of this military alliance under the influence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

By joining NATO, Sweden can theoretically try to implement part of the concept of nuclear sharing in This coalition is military. The plan is based on US nuclear weapons stationed in Europe, which countries like Germany could also participate in using through the concept of nuclear sharing. For example, the German military has warplanes available to use US atomic bombs in an emergency.

It is said that there are about 20 US military B61 thermonuclear gravity bombs in the German bushel. It is saved, although this has never been officially confirmed. The other part is the nuclear weapons that the European countries of NATO, Britain and France, have in their possession. In addition to Germany, countries such as Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands are also participating in the NATO nuclear partnership plan.

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