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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maira Butt

Germany ‘in talks to help fund Trident’ to bolster Europe’s nuclear deterrent against Putin

Germany is in talks to help fund Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent programme as Europe seeks to bolster its defences against Russia, according to a report.

The discussions have been motivated by increased fears of a Russian attack on a Nato ally and by the unpredictability of the US under Donald Trump, sources told the Telegraph.

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