NEWS

13/03/2025

08:15

Nuclear Weapons in Poland? Siemoniak Suggests Openness to Duda's Proposal

Michał Lubowicki

– Nuclear Sharing, which is the possibility of stationing American nuclear warheads on the territory of a given country and using that country's aircraft for this purpose, has a history of several decades. Various European countries have benefited from it – said Tomasz Siemoniak in the "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" program on TVN24.

"The condition for discussing this is..."
– The condition for discussing this is that the American side is open to it. I believe there is nothing worse than putting forward an idea that makes sense and hearing a response three days later that it's out of the question, because that simply weakens us. Such matters need to be handled behind closed doors, with certainty that there is at least some path forward – indicated the Minister of Interior and Administration.

"First, we need to talk to the Americans, and then announce anything"
– The fate of future American presence is being decided here, as we are receiving various signals from Washington regarding its nature and form. Regarding Poland, there have been clear declarations that this presence will be maintained, but we are witnessing this discussion in Washington. It naturally has a context of future peace agreements and the shape of NATO. Therefore, I believe that in such situations, we must first talk to the Americans and then announce anything – he assessed.

"If there is an open path, it's worth pursuing"
– I draw attention to Prime Minister Tusk's speech last Friday, where he said: we will use all means for Poland's security. It was a very clear declaration that we will do everything […], Poland's security above all. Every American installation, such as the shield in Redzikowo, every American aircraft, soldier, or piece of equipment serves Poland's security. Therefore, if there is an open path for this, it is certainly worth pursuing. […] It would certainly be a strong signal – he stated.

He added: – Many different things are being said in the media now. However, some things are easily said in the media, and then there is no follow-up, which is not a good sequence of events for the citizens.


Michał Lubowicki