Germany and Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century

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Germany and Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century

A comprehensive look at Germany’s nuclear weapons policies in the twenty-first century.

By Ulrich Kühn

Published on Mar 1, 2024

Routledge

About the Author

Ulrich Kühn

Nonresident Scholar, Nuclear Policy Program

Ulrich Kühn is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the head of the arms control and emerging technologies program at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg.

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