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NATO Plans to Modernize Nuclear Assets and Improve Planning

NATO defense ministers announced plans to modernize the alliance's nuclear capabilities and enhance planning processes. This decision comes amid a shift in U.S. military strategy, with a reduced conventional military presence in Europe. The announcement followed a meeting of the nuclear planning group in Brussels, where U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth participated. The agreement includes adapting nuclear policy and investing in resources needed to fulfill NATO's nuclear mission.

June 18, 2026 at 9:43 AM UTC

NATO will modernize its nuclear capabilities and improve planning, the alliance’s defense ministers said on Thursday in a rare statement on an area of deterrence that’s gaining more focus as the US scales down conventional military presence in Europe.

The joint commitment follows a meeting in a nuclear planning group format in Brussels that was attended by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. It includes an agreement to “adapt” nuclear policy and to “investing in the resources, capabilities, and forces required to deliver NATO’s nuclear mission.”

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NATO Plans to Modernize Nuclear Assets and Improve Planning

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