Politics

Berlin reportedly weighs funding UK nuclear arsenal amid growing Russian threat

Maria Kamińska

27.08.2026, 12:27

HMS Victorious is one of UK’s four ballistic missile submarines capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Photo: WikiMedia/ Will Haigh — HMS Victorious is one of UK’s four submarines capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Photo: WikiMedia/ Will Haigh

The UK and France are Europe’s only nuclear powers besides Russia.