Michal Smetana - German views on US nuclear weapons in Europe: public

Journal article

M. Onderco, Michal Smetana
European Security, 2021

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Onderco, M., & Smetana, M. (2021). German views on US nuclear weapons in Europe: public and elite perspectives. European Security.

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Onderco, M., and Michal Smetana. “German Views on US Nuclear Weapons in Europe: Public and Elite Perspectives.” European Security (2021).

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Onderco, M., and Michal Smetana. “German Views on US Nuclear Weapons in Europe: Public and Elite Perspectives.” European Security, 2021.

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@article{m2021a,
  title = {German views on US nuclear weapons in Europe: public and elite perspectives},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {European Security},
  author = {Onderco, M. and Smetana, Michal}
}

Abstract

ABSTRACT Stationing of US nuclear weapons in Europe is a pillar of NATO deterrence. Despite their growing contestation, scholarly research on contemporary attitudes of both voters and political elites to the continued stationing of these weapons on their soil is lacking. We conducted original surveys of 2020 Germans and of 101 Bundestag members. Our results show scepticism about the military utility of US nuclear weapons in Germany, and aversion towards their use. At the same time, the results show a sizable support among both politicians and citizens for their removal from German territory as part of new nuclear arms control initiatives.