Grünen prime minister candidate Annalena Balbok It is hoped that the US atomic bomb will be withdrawn from Germany if the election is successful. Taking into account the disarmament negotiations between the United States and Russia, the new federal government must clearly state: “Of course, the US nuclear weapons must also become part of the disarmament of Germany and the whole of Europe,” said Balbok. ARD-Wahlarena will be broadcast on Monday night. “We currently have a window of opportunity, and we must use it to stop pursuing a foreign policy that avoids when in doubt.”
The nuclear powers United States and Russia started new disarmament talks at the end of July. The talks were previously held at the summit of the U.S. President Joe Biden Agreed with Vladimir Putin, the head of state of Russia. Germany, together with other NATO countries such as Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Turkey, participates in NATO’s nuclear deterrence by deploying nuclear weapons. It is estimated that about 20 atomic bombs are still stored at the Büchel Air Force Base in Eifel. These atomic bombs will be dropped by Bundeswehr fighter jets in an emergency. In addition to the Green Party and the left, the leaders of the Social Democratic Party and parliamentary caucus have also expressed their support for the withdrawal of nuclear weapons by the United States. The alliance is firmly opposed.
Germany should sign a nuclear weapons ban treaty
Balbok also advocated signing the UN Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. “Germany has not signed the agreement because we have not yet negotiated the issue of US nuclear weapons in Germany,” said the green prime minister candidate.
In 2017, 122 of the 193 member states of the United Nations ratified the treaty. But there are probably nine nuclear powers and NATO countries that are not among them. NATO believes that existing treaties are a more effective basis for concrete disarmament steps.
Balbok emphasized: “If I want to change something, then from my point of view, it is important that we not only promise that it will happen at some point, but also take concrete steps.” Germany must speak. “We can’t put them in a package and send it back.”
On the ARD election stage, the audience provided Principal candidate The question of 75 minutes. 65 viewers were invited to watch the radio with Baerbock in Lübeck, but more viewers also opened up via video. On Tuesday, the SPD candidate for Prime Minister Olaf Scholz (Olaf Scholz) will answer questions from the public, and on September 15, the coalition prime minister candidate Armin Laschet will answer questions from the public.
