[HIGHLIGHTS] Nuclear weapons in Europe: Sigmar Gabriel calls for the expansion of nuclear capabilities in the EU

Sigmar Gabriel calls for the expansion of nuclear capabilities in the EU. Ex-foreign minister says Europe needs “a credible deterrent.” Katarina Barley sparked a debate with a statement about the EU's own nuclear weapons.

Left leader Marin Schirdewan sharply criticized Barley's statements; He accused the SPD of “saber rattling.’ The SPD foreign politician Ralf Stegner described the push for common European nuclear weapons as an “extremely dangerous escalation”