Poland Ready to Host NATO Members Nuclear Weapons to Counter Russia, President Says
Since 1999 Poland has been an active member in NATO, this dynamic continues with Polish president, Andrzej Duda, confirming plans to host fellow NATO Members nuclear warheads. “(Russia) Recently relocated its nuclear weapons to Belarus. If there were a decision by our allies to deploy nuclear weapons within the nuclear sharing also on our territory in order to strengthen the security of NATO’s eastern flank, we are ready.” said Duda. While Duda seems to have his mind made up not everybody within his circle is fully onboard with the proposal. Prime Minister Donald Tusk shares the same ideas as Duda when it comes to national security, although he seems to want a conversation and further discuss the matter saying, “This idea is absolutely massive, I would say, and very serious (and) I would need to know all the circumstances that have led the president to make this declaration.” Poland, being a devoted supporter of Ukraine, is prepared to take the steps necessary to fend off Russian advances.
Three of the biggest nuclear arms welding powers in the world are apart of NATO. Those countries are the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. With the close proximity, Belarus being the only thing thing separating Russia from Poland, Russian officials have the right to be fearful. The European landscape could change drastically over this period because of the implications this has on the Russian state. The press secretary of Russia Dmitry Peskov had this to say, “The military will, of course, analyze the situation if such plans are implemented, and in any case will do everything necessary, (will take) all the necessary reltailitroy steps to guarantee our safety.” Threatening military intervention may be enough to cause Andrzej Duda to rethink the decision to keep nuclear warheads in Poland. If they pursue it and go through with there plans the landscape of the war could change drastically. Russia may be spreading there resources very thin if they retaliate in a substantial way.
Geopolitical chess is being played, metaphorically. With the decision to keep NATO owned nuclear warheads in Poland could prove to be detrimental to Russia’s national security. If Russia feels backed into a corner there could be big consequences. The possibility to lash out is high because if they are restrained Putin will not have much longer to rule and the Russian state as we know it could look very different. The scope of this Russian Ukrainian war could expand and cause armed conflict involving more than just the aforementioned states. Keeping a cool head and thinking towards a peaceful future should be the goal within all parties involved.