Duda: Poland ready to deploy NATO nuclear weapons on its territory

Poland has repeatedly discussed with the United States the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons on its territory – as stated by Polish leader Andrzej Duda, TASS reports

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In an interview with the Fakt newspaper, Andrzej Duda said that the Polish authorities had repeatedly expressed their readiness to deploy nuclear weapons on the territory of Poland as part of the NATO Nuclear Sharing programme. According to the politician, this issue has been a topic of Polish-American negotiations since recently.

Mr. Duda said he had discussed the issue with American partners several times. "I will not hide that – when being asked – I declared our readiness for that,” the Polish President admitted.