“We all know that when the crunch comes, the nuclear option is truly decisive,” he said in an interview with Politico.

According to the politician, it is necessary to accept the French initiative and think about how French nuclear weapons can be built into the structure of Europe.

Weber added that the UK has security problems as it runs out of funds and struggles to maintain its capabilities.

Earlier, ex-adviser to US President Ronald Reagan Doug Bandow said that NATO in the EU will have to form a common nuclear force in order to have a chance against Russia.