NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio deliver a statement during a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, May 22, in this photo provided by TT News Agency. AP-Yonhap
The U.S. is discussing whether to deploy nuclear weapons in additional European NATO states, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
U.S. officials have signaled openness to additional deployments beyond the existing six countries hosting nuclear-capable bombers, the FT said, citing three people briefed on the discussions.
The move would involve more countries to host so-called U.S. dual-capable aircraft (DCA), which are able to deliver nuclear strikes, the newspaper said, while cautioning that an agreement to expand U.S. nuclear hosting was not imminent.
Countries on NATO's eastern flank including Poland and some Baltic states were interested in potentially hosting DCA bases, the report said, adding that discussions were ongoing in NATO channels.
