U.S. not in discussions on deploying nuclear arms in Poland - State Department

07.10.2022 06:50

Ukrinform

The United States is not in negotiations with Poland about the possible placement of nuclear weapons on its territory within the framework of the Nuclear Sharing program, and has no intention of doing so in countries that joined NATO after 1997.

Ukrinform's own correspondent reports that U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel made such a statement on Thursday during a Washington briefing.

When asked to comment on the Polish side's statements about the country's chances of participating in the Nuclear Sharing program. The official noted that the U.S. is not aware of Poland bringing up this particular clause.

At the same time, he emphasized that Poland is an important ally of the U.S. within NATO.

The State Department official also made it clear that "the United States has no plans to deploy nuclear weapons on NATO member territory that joined NATO post-1997."

As reported by Ukrinform, President of Poland Andrzej Duda in an interview with the Polish publication Gazeta Polska Codziennie announced the possibility of participating in the Nuclear Sharing program. At the same time, the USA and NATO stated that they do not record changes in Russia's nuclear posture, but they are closely monitoring the developments.