2026-02-11
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The Danish word huge suggests a cosy state of relaxation that comes from open fires,
woollen socks and hot chocolate.
These days
though some Nordic defence strategists think that only nuclear arms can provide inner peace.
America's allies, Poland,
Japan and South Korea are also considering whether they need weapons of their own.
Some have begun speaking about the need for a Nordic nuke to shield Denmark,
Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Others, such as Germany,
are talking about cooperation with Europe's nuclear powers Britain and France.
As long as dangerous countries possess nuclear weapons, said Ulf Christensen,
Sweden's Prime Minister last month, sound democracies must also have access to nuclear weapons.
At the same time, as the new START Treaty expires,
America, China and Russia are on the brink of an arms race,
violating the bargain that nuclear states would disarm while non-nuclear states issued the bomb.