Poland Will Eventually Seek Its Own Nuclear Weapons, Tusk Says
Mar 3rd 2026
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland will aim to prepare for autonomous nuclear options as Europe boosts deterrence amid questions about US defense commitments.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland will eventually try to obtain its own nuclear weapons as its autonomous capabilities grow.
- He made the remark on March 3, 2026 ahead of a weekly government meeting and said Poland takes nuclear security very seriously.
- Tusk linked the move to Europe strengthening deterrence and doubts over the United States commitment to defending the continent.
- Poland is a NATO member and a party to the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, so building nuclear weapons would raise legal and alliance questions.
- No timeline was given and practical, political and legal hurdles mean any change would be a long term process.