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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

UK could contribute to nuclear shield if Trump wins, suggests German minister

HMS Vanguard, one of Britain’s four nuclear submarines.
The nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard. The push for common European nuclear weapons has been described as an ‘extremely dangerous escalation’. Photograph: PA

The UK could contribute to a new European nuclear shield if Donald Trump becomes US president again, a senior German minister has suggested, drawing British politicians into the debate about how Europe’s security could be bolstered in the event of the Republican frontrunner winning in November.

Questions over a European nuclear deterrence have intensified after Trump’s remarks on Saturday that he would not defend any Nato member that failed to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defence – and would even encourage Russia to continue attacking.

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