Poland Submits Application For Participation in NATO's Nuclear Sharing Scheme

Poland has submitted an application for participation in NATO's Nuclear Sharing scheme and has not withdrawn it, Polish Deputy Defense Minister Pawel Zalewski said on Tuesday, adding that the issue should be discussed with Western partners.

"We are talking about a program called Nuclear Sharing. This is a NATO program, but the decision and full control over the use of nuclear weapons, which, for example, might be deployed in Poland, would be made by the Americans. This program is certainly in effect in Europe, with Belgium, Italy, and Germany partaking in it. And Poland has declared its readiness to participate in this program, this statement of readiness has not been withdrawn," Zalewski told the Polish Television.