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The ‘Trump Effect’ is getting more and more in Europe wanting nuclear weapons.
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Germany backs European level nuclear discussions
The idea has resurfaced due to Europe’s fraying relationship with Washington, but talks are still in their infancy
February 4, 2026
With the US relationship with Europe increasingly frayed, and a major nuclear arms treaty set to expire this week, longtime pacifist Germany is starting to think differently about its nuclear posture.
German Chancellor Frederich Merz recently revealed that Germany is in discussions with other European powers about establishing Europe-wide nuclear deterrence. And while it’s highly unlikely that Berlin would acquire its own nuclear weapons, European countries such as Germany are beginning to look beyond the US for protection.
Germany hopes that the French will allow discussions about their nuclear strategy on a European level, Emil Archambault, a defence expert at the German Council on Foreign Relations, told Euractiv.For decades, Europe’s protection has largely depended on Washington’s readiness to step in during a potential conflict. The American nuclear arsenal plays an outsized role in establishing this deterrence. However, US President Donald Trump’s reelection — and the US president’s disparaging remarks about the NATO alliance and threats to annex Greenland – has cast doubt on the continued viability of that dynamic.
The US currently has nuclear weapons stationed in Germany as part of NATO’s nuclear sharing arrangements. Given that, Germany in particular is wondering about the future of US security guarantees for Europe, Archambault added. https://www.euractiv.com/news/germany-backs-european-level-nuclear-discussions/
Germany considering obtaining its own nuclear weapons
February 4, 2026
Germany is actively considering steps that could lead it to becoming equipped with nuclear bombs. Last week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirmed his government was in talks with the UK and France on the topic. “These talks are taking place,” he told the parliament in Berlin. … Germany already has the backing of the US nuclear arsenal under the NATO alliance. But the discussions offer some indication that European powers are viewing Donald Trump as unreliable, Monash University Senior Lecturer Ben Zala told 9News. “Trump has been very clear about his concerns over, if not outright disdain for NATO,” Zala said. “With all the discussion about wanting to acquire Greenland, which is the territory of a NATO member, NATO members themselves are starting to think through what a Plan B might look like.” https://www.9news.com.au/world/germany-nuclear-weapons-france-uk-us-news-world-news/ad38aa1b-e766-4406-ba5a-f72075a5e5a8
A reader sent me a link to the following:
Calls for the construction of a German nuclear bomb accompanied Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s call … for the European Union to stand up for itself with a new “power politics”. The EU must finally “learn to speak the language of power politics” and “become a European power”, Merz declared in his government’s foreign policy statement made in the context of an escalating struggle with the United States under Trump’s leadership. Also on Thursday, former Foreign Minister Josef Fischer, a Green party grandee, joined other voices speaking out in favour of “European nuclear armament”. Following a plea by a brigadier general at the German Armed Forces Command and Staff College for Germany’s own atomic weaponry, questions about feasibility are also under discussion. A long-standing expert at the Jülich Research Centre, a nuclear physics hub, has been quoted as saying that the Gronau uranium enrichment plant could easily produce enough weapons-grade material for “around 340 warheads”. However, CDU politician Roderich Kiesewetter has to concede that such a step would require renegotiating the Two Plus Four Treaty, which in turn would bring reparations issues from the Second World War back onto the agenda. 01/30/26 https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/en/news/detail/10283
Despite some legal limitations, Germany wants nuclear weapons. Having nukes from other nations could be a way to have them without claiming to have them. Germany also has some USA nukes at its disposal now, so the prospect of it attaining European ones is consistent with that, irrespective of what is stated in Germany’s constitution. Plus, Germany can amend its constitution to develop its own weapons.
In a video we put out last year, we cited others in Europe who wanted nuclear weapons, as well as military independence from the USA.:
European Union wants to be militarily independent of the USA – check, European Union wants a larger military – check, European Union wants nukes – check, European Union wants this for defensive purposes –will Europe acquire a great army? Will Europe defeat the Biblical King of the South? Is Europe the King of the North? Will Europe defeat the King(s) from the east? Here’s a big question – will Europe conquer the United States of America? Is the United State of America mentioned in the Bible? These are fascinating questions that will be answered in the very near future. The fact that these conflicts will occur is a certainty, as they are a prophesied fact in the Bible in the book of Daniel. But when will these conflicts occur? Daniel was told to shut up the words, they were for the time of the end. Dan 12:4: ‘But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.’ We are there. This is the time of the end. Dr. Thiel will shine the light on the answers to these questions. One answer, in particular, is sure to stun thousands.
Here is a link to our video: European Union wants military independence from the USA.
In 2024, the Continuing Church of God (CCOG) put out the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel:
Donald Trump, Europe, and Nuclear Weapons?
Are European leaders quite concerned about a possible second Donald Trump presidency? Have any European leaders publicly proposed developing ‘Euronukes’ because of Donald Trump? Do European leaders believe that Europe should have nuclear weapons independent from the United States of America? Does the Bible prophesy anything like nuclear destruction coming to the USA and its British-descended allies? Do biblical prophecies really point to the USA being destroyed by its European friends in places like Daniel 11:39 and Lamentations 1:1-2? Do Europeans think they need to have nukes whether or not Donald Trump gets into office again? Did the late Herbert W. Armstrong state back in 1989 that the Great Tribulation could actually begin with a nuclear attack by the coming European King of the North Beast power against cities in the USA, UK, and Canada? Are the Europeans now increasing their military spending and considering adding their own nukes? Is there hope from the coming Kingdom of God and the return of Jesus? Steve Dupuie and Dr. Thiel address these matters.
Here is a link to our video: Donald Trump, Europe, and Nuclear Weapons?
Yes, Germany and others in Europe are interested in more nuclear weapons.
This is another unintended consequence of Donald Trump’s statements and policies.
Biblical prophecies will come to pass.
This will not end well for the USA (Daniel 11:39) and many others (cf. Daniel 11:40-45).
Some items of possibly related interest may include:
Who is the King of the North? Is there one? Do biblical and Roman Catholic prophecies for the Great Monarch point to the same leader? Should he be followed? Who will be the King of the North discussed in Daniel 11? Is a nuclear attack prophesied to happen to the English-speaking peoples of the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? When do the 1335 days, 1290 days, and 1260 days (the time, times, and half a time) of Daniel 12 begin? When does the Bible show that economic collapse will affect the United States? In the Spanish language check out ¿Quién es el Rey del Norte? Here are links to two related videos: The King of the North is Alive: What to Look Out For and The Future King of the North.
The Great Monarch: Biblical and Catholic Prophecies Is the ‘Great Monarch’ of Catholic prophecies endorsed or condemned by the Bible? Two sermons of related interest are also available: Great Monarch: Messiah or False Christ? and Great Monarch in 50+ Beast Prophecies.
Europa, the Beast, and Revelation Where did Europe get its name? What might Europe have to do with the Book of Revelation? What about “the Beast”? Is an emerging European power “the daughter of Babylon”? What is ahead for Europe? Here is are links to related videos: European history and the Bible, Europe In Prophecy, The End of European Babylon, and Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European? Here is a link to a related sermon in the Spanish language: El Fin de la Babilonia Europea.
The European Union and the Seven Kings of Revelation 17 Could the European Union be the sixth king that now is, but is not? Here is a link to the related sermon video: European Union & 7 Kings of Revelation 17:10.
Lost Tribes and Prophecies: What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America? Where did those people come from? Can you totally rely on DNA? What about other peoples? Do you really know what will happen to Europe and the English-speaking peoples? What about Africa, Asia, South America, and the Islands? This free online book provides scriptural, scientific, historical references, and commentary to address those matters. Here are links to related sermons: Lost tribes, the Bible, and DNA; Lost tribes, prophecies, and identifications; 11 Tribes, 144,000, and Multitudes; Israel, Jeremiah, Tea Tephi, and British Royalty; Gentile European Beast; Royal Succession, Samaria, and Prophecies; Asia, Islands, Latin America, Africa, and Armageddon; When Will the End of the Age Come?; Rise of the Prophesied King of the North; Christian Persecution from the Beast; WWIII and the Coming New World Order; and Woes, WWIV, and the Good News of the Kingdom of God.
Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies? Is Donald Trump going to save the USA or are there going to be many disastrous unintended consequences of his statements and policies? What will happen? This is a free eBook.