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That was especially the case following anti-nuclear positions in parts of the Greens and the SPD that had allies fearing a shifting stance in Berlin toward atomic deterrence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00f6lling said the compromise of the coalition agreement goes something like this: It includes a commitment to NATO\u2019s nuclear-sharing arrangement, by which German pilots would deliver nuclear bombs stored on German soil in a hypothetical war, while declaring the objective of Berlin becoming an \u201cobserver\u201d to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two poles encapsulate a conundrum the Greens, in particular, have had to square for themselves, with party defense spokesman Tobias Lindner previously advocating that a position combining both aspects is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever comes of Germany\u2019s aspirations toward a global nuclear weapons-prohibition regime remains to be seen, however. M\u00f6lling describes the relevant passage as \u201cscaleable,\u201d meaning it relies to various degrees on decisions made by allies and conditions outside of Berlin\u2019s control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mention of Berlin\u2019s NATO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2020\/05\/11\/nato-chief-backs-german-vow-to-keep-war-ready-us-nukes\/\">nuclear-sharing commitment<\/a>, on the other hand, is a more binding objective, M\u00f6lling said, noting the agreement makes the replacement of the country\u2019s aging Tornado aircraft with an equally nuclear-capable type an explicit goal for the new government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new agreement, which each of the three parties will vote on in the coming weeks, also ushers in a new political stance for the Bundeswehr, Germany\u2019s military, on armed drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such weapons \u201ccan contribute to the protection of our soldiers\u201d on global deployments, the document declares, using a formulation that has taken years to ripen in a society that is as military-skeptic as it is debate-friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The passage is the \u201cbest outcome that the armed forces could have hoped for,\u201d said Ulrike Franke, a London-based drone researcher at the European Council on Foreign Relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">German military leaders have argued for years that armed drones could make the difference in dicey battlefield situations when troops are facing a direct threat. 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