Her remarks come as debate grows in Europe over nuclear deterrence, after French President Emmanuel Macron floated talks on extending France’s nuclear umbrella to partners including Poland. Warsaw, however, has ruled out seeking its own atomic weapons, with Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski reaffirming Poland’s commitment to the Nuclear Non‑Proliferation Treaty. The discussion follows earlier calls by former president Andrzej Duda for Poland to join a nuclear‑sharing arrangement. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute estimates that nine states held about 12,241 nuclear warheads at the start of 2025.