{"id":51875,"date":"2021-06-12T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/06\/12\/nato-is-preparing-to-ban-land-based-nukes-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:14:26","slug":"nato-is-preparing-to-ban-land-based-nukes-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/06\/12\/nato-is-preparing-to-ban-land-based-nukes-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO members set to say they won\u2019t deploy land-based nukes in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>This article was updated June 13, 2021, to include comments from NATO headquarters.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/\" target=\"_blank\">NATO allies<\/a> are poised to formally oppose the alliance deploying ground-based nuclear missiles in Europe, following U.S. President Joe Biden\u2019s meeting with fellow heads of state set for June 14 in Brussels, Defense News has learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The position, which echoes past remarks from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/opinions_176520.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg<\/a>, is set out in a draft communiqu\u00e9 for release after the NATO summit, according to one U.S. Senate aide and one European official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss the closely held document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A NATO spokesperson on Sunday declined to comment on the communiqu\u00e9&#8217;s contents, saying the discussions were ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The potential move is seen as possible way to ease tensions with Moscow and to tee up an arms control dialogue ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2021\/04\/30\/biden-putin-summit-in-works-for-summer-says-sullivan\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S.-Russia summit<\/a> in Geneva on June 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NATO discussions come amid news Moscow will again propose a moratorium on the deployment of land-based intermediate- and shorter-range missiles, reported by Russian state media this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue has faced scrutiny since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/nuclear-arsenal\/2019\/02\/06\/russia-bids-farewell-to-inf-treaty-with-fresh-nuclear-development-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russia deployed land-based SSC-8 missiles<\/a>, which the U.S. said violated the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. That prompted then-President Donald Trump\u2019s 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/nuclear-arsenal\/2019\/02\/01\/trump-blames-russia-for-us-withdrawal-from-nuclear-arms-treaty\/\" target=\"_blank\">withdrawal from the INF Treaty<\/a>. (Russia has claimed the U.S. violated the treaty, which U.S. officials denied.)<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2021\/06\/10\/7-questions-with-the-chair-of-natos-parliamentary-assembly\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1206552467.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">7 questions with the chair of NATO\u2019s Parliamentary Assembly<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Defense News caught up with U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly ahead of NATO\u2019s June 14 summit in Brussels.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu said the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRussia\u2019s proposal for a moratorium for a freeze in the deployment of nuclear missiles in Europe is not a credible offer because it disregards the reality on the ground. The reality is that Russia has already deployed the SSC-8, which led to the demise of the INF arms control treaty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnless and until Russia verifiably destroys the SSC-8 system, this moratorium is not a real offer. There are no new US missiles in Europe, but there are new Russian missiles. NATO remains fully committed to disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lungescu said that its been NATO\u2019s longstanding position, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/opinions_176520.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Stoltenberg has repeatedly made clear over the years<\/a>, that \u201cAllies will not mirror Russia\u2019s missile build-up and that Allies have no intention of deploying new land-based nuclear missiles to Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the Trump administration and NATO dismissed Russia\u2019s proposed moratorium in 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron urged reconsideration of the moratorium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden, whose approval is needed for the communiqu\u00e9, would likely receive praise from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/budget\/2021\/06\/03\/biden-urged-to-bring-missile-defense-reductions-to-putin-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\">arms control advocates<\/a> but blowback from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2021\/06\/02\/before-us-russia-summit-measure-demands-any-new-missile-treaties-add-china\/\" target=\"_blank\">hawkish nuclear weapons advocates<\/a> in Congress, should the ban on ground-based nuclear missiles in Europe become official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim Morrison, who oversaw the nuclear portfolio on Trump\u2019s National Security Council and is now a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, said the last administration rejected Russia\u2019s moratorium offer because it considered the country a dishonest partner on arms control. 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