http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/e59f32931316cdbc https://verfassungsblog.de/nuclear-weapons/ European Nuclear Weapons - Europe’s Nuclear Ambitions and the Constraints of International Law Sauter, Philipp eng 2024-02-20 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 EU EU Euratom Euratom-Versorgungsagentur Nuclear Deterrence Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons EU Euratom-Versorgungsagentur Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 After Donald Trump’s announcement to withhold US military support in case of an attack on a NATO member by Russia under certain circumstances, a discussion has been sparked on whether Europe itself should have their own nuclear weapons for nuclear deterrence. However, given the progress in the legal framework of nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament, European nuclear weapons would violate international law.