Grushko: Russia will take into account Germany's nuclear…
Grushko: Russia will take into account Germany's nuclear developments in military planning. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Grushko told journalists that Germany's work in the field of nuclear technologies is being integrated into the general line of the West and NATO countries to strengthen the nuclear component in military planning.
Consensus
- Russia's Foreign Ministry officials have commented on reports from the SVR about Germany conducting research with nuclear weapons applications.
- The Russian government considers these developments significant and will take them into account in its own military planning.
- Germany is described as having a high technological and industrial potential, making such activities unsurprising.
- These activities are seen as part of a broader trend among NATO countries to strengthen the role of nuclear weapons in military strategy.
- The SVR reported that Germany has active research projects in materials science, shock wave physics, and nuclear and neutron physics with nuclear weapons orientation.
- Approximately 30 German universities and six research reactors are involved in these projects according to Russian intelligence.
Points of divergence
- Sergey Lavrov called the information from the SVR 'troubling' and noted that the U.S. nuclear program was significantly shaped by people who fled Germany. — kommersant
- The SVR claims some NATO experts believe Germany could create a functional nuclear explosive device within one year. — vedomosti
- Lavrov stated that the information from the SVR was published and Russia takes responsibility for it. — kommersant
Coverage (5 sources)
- Lavrov comments on SVR report about creation of nuclear weapons in Germany — Коммерсантъ
- Foreign Ministry: Russia will take Germany's nuclear research into account in military planning — Вести
- Russia Will Take Into Account Germany's Nuclear Developments in Military Planning — Коммерсантъ
- Grushko: Russia will take into account Germany's nuclear developments in military planning — Ведомости
- Moscow notes increased nuclear component in German military planning — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Russia
- Germany
- Alexander Grushko
- MID
- Moscow
- FRG
- NATO
- TASS
- RIA Novosti
- Sergey Lavrov
- West
- INTERFAX.RU
- Philippines
- ASEAN
- Foreign Intelligence Service
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