US may pull tactical nuclear out of Europe

The United States is in talks with Nato to remove US tactical nuclear weapons from Europe, in a push toward a nuclear-weapons-free world and to cut costs, a Japanese newspaper said Friday. Washington is talking with other Nato member nations about the withdrawal of all shorter-range, tactical nuclear weapons that have been deployed in Europe since the Cold War era, the influential Asahi Shimbun said.
In-depth discussions will take place in coming months and the talks should conclude by the time Chicago hosts a Nato summit next May, the liberal daily said, citing a senior US official tasked with nuclear disarmament policies. The talks are being held as part of Nato's Defence and Deterrence Posture Review, said the report filed from the paper's Washington bureau.