Environment & Energy

According to the producers of this video, the back story behind Poland entering NATO was that it threatened otherwise to develop its own nuclear deterrent against Russia. Apparently it's now seeking to have tactical nukes stationed there, given Russia's attack on Ukraine.

I found this video interesting, but I imagine most of this is old news to you.

This has me wondering if a side "benefit" of a home grown Polish nuclear energy industry might be an enhanced ability to produce its own nukes. Certainly, if North Korea could do it, I don't see why Poland would have any problem. It couldn't, of course, conduct actual test shots, but with today's technology I don't know if that would be necessary.

When the Polish government made its intentions known, back in the Clinton era, the rumor was that it was in talks with Israel and or South Africa for aid with any potential nukes program.

This all has me wondering if a part of Polish public support for the development of a domestic nuclear power industry isn't the potential for enhancing Polish military capability, especially given Trump's and MAGA's hedging on NATO and collective security.