Polish President Calls for Nuclear Weapons, Citing ‘Russian Threat’
President Karol Nawrocki declared himself a "strong supporter of Poland joining the nuclear project" during an interview Sunday, framing the proposition as a response to perceived Russian aggression.
"We need to act in this direction so that we can begin work," Nawrocki stated, though he acknowledged uncertainty about whether Warsaw would ultimately pursue such a program.
NATO's European member states have consistently invoked Russian military threats to justify unprecedented defense spending increases. Moscow has repeatedly characterized these concerns as "nonsense" and unfounded alarmist rhetoric.
Poland currently participates in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which officially recognizes just five nuclear-armed nations: China, France, Russia, the US, and UK.
Nuclear acquisition discussions have simultaneously gained traction in Germany, where the formerly unthinkable topic now attracts "advocates among politicians, MPs, the military officials and experts," Russian Ambassador to Berlin Sergey Nechaev told media Friday, expressing serious alarm over the development.
Kay Gottschalk, a lawmaker from the right-wing AfD party, asserted last month that Germany "needs nuclear weapons," contending that European nations can no longer depend on American security guarantees. Recent US-European tensions over Greenland demonstrated Washington's priorities are "fundamentally different from ours," he argued.
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi suggested last July that Germany possesses the technical capability to construct nuclear weapons "in a matter of months," while emphasizing the assessment remained "purely hypothetical."
Japanese media reported in December that a senior adviser to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recommended Tokyo explore indigenous nuclear deterrence options—comments that triggered sharp condemnation from China.
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev indicated last month that escalating global instability may drive certain countries to view nuclear armament as essential for preserving sovereignty and self-defense.
"A range of nations have the technical capacity to run a military nuclear program, and some are pursuing research in this area," he noted.
Beyond the five permanent UN Security Council members, India, Pakistan, and North Korea maintain confirmed nuclear stockpiles, while Israel is widely assessed to possess undisclosed nuclear capabilities.
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