Current Nuclear Weapons Development

[Scott Kenny]

The goal is too still have the door open where the Nato sharing system is used. That said an secondary system outside of nato could be build for user who wants it. That said sutch solution in an fast timeline would mean buying Rafales and using ASMP's. Any new weapon solution would take mutch longer und SSBNs are problematic....

SSBNs are expensive, and there's a small number of usable bases to station them.

Air-launched or surface launched would be more viable for most of Europe.

 

[kqcke for you]

SSBNs are expensive, and there's a small number of usable bases to station them.

Jip. Also the amount one could get with out having problems for national security for existing user (meaning only old subs) would give ous 8 SSBNs. 4 of them would need to me modefied for M51 as i think Trident isn't available so those likely wont even be really usable as subs but more "tactical" silos. Same could be said about the other 4 french ones. Or atleast budget and person wise this would be the cheapest solution.

Air-launched or surface launched would be more viable for most of Europe.

Which is where we end with buying Rafales as its doubtful for france to integreate ASMP in EF.

 

[Josh_TN]

Any European solution likely means new production over a long timeframe. I doubt any NATO member has the stomach for it. Maybe Poland.

 

[Flyaway]

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-british-commanders-show-unity-after-trump-uncertainties-2025-03-11/

 

[NMaude]

If Europe wants its own ICBM then it shouldn't hard to derive a missile variant of Arianespace's Vega rocket.