Overview
- In an interview with Welt am Sonntag, Mark Rutte said NATO will more prominently highlight its nuclear potential to deliver convincing deterrence.
- He called the alliance’s nuclear forces the perfect guarantee of security and said they must remain credible, reliable and effective.
- Rutte cited the October Steadfast Noon drills as a clear signal that NATO can defend allies against all threats.
- He told citizens there is no reason to panic despite what he described as dangerous nuclear rhetoric from Russia, adding that nuclear war can never be won or fought.
- TASS reported that Vladimir Putin asked officials to study whether to begin preparations for nuclear weapons testing, and that President Donald Trump instructed the Pentagon to resume U.S. nuclear tests.