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Link: https://www.rt.com/news/599401-nato-talks-nuclear-weapons-standby/
The West must show to the world, including Russia and China, that it has a deterrent capability, the bloc’s chief has said. NATO in talks to put more nuclear weapons on standby – Stoltenberg. NATO members are debating putting more of their nuclear weapons on standby mode amid tensions with Russia and China, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph on Sunday, Stoltenberg stated that NATO is in talks about taking nuclear assets out of storage and making them ready to use, since the US-led military bloc must clearly convey to the outside world that it has a strong deterrent potential.