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DW DocFilm April 7, 2019 12:15:00

Theres another tradition they dont know where to go until shortly before the event this time around the venue turned out to be the garden off the another jarius National Hotel in havana many of those taking part were from the United States a sign of improving ties between the two countries. And youre up to date my colleague mike opal will be back at the top of the hour with more news and headlines ive. Seen school. First connie most of. His grandmother arrives. Joining a regular chain on her journey back to freedom. You know where to turn a good documentary the road and the Remington Returns home on t. W. Dont come to tanks. This soviet era submarine was once a military threat today its a tourist attraction. In the one Nine Hundred Eighty s. Millions of people protested against new Nuclear Weapons and entire generation lived in fear. At the end of the cold war thousands of Nuclear Weapons were withdrawn from europe and today top secret bases and Storage Facilities lie abandoned. These bunkers in a former american missile base in germany once housed Cruise Missiles the site now hosts a popular open air electronic Music Festival. The danger of Nuclear Conflict appears to have passed. But now new Nuclear Weaponsdestined for europe are being tested in the u. S. Nuclear war is more likely now than it was at the height of the current world. And the Nuclear Problem has not gone away its that strange thats become something new and different some analysts call this the Second Nuclear age. We need to do this was all were facing the most dangerous military and especially Nuclear Security situation in europe today since the collapse of the soviet union that is a bid to. Escape more than tartly theres talk of both the german and of a European Nuclear weapon if you ask me a german bomb would be dangerous nonsense but we may find ourselves discussing a european one in the next few years usually without. And. This is the village of michelle in Western Germany nearby is a German Air Force base where some twenty b. Sixty one American Nuclear bombs are said to be stored as part of a nato weapon sharing arrangement. Nuclear weapons Expert Tons Christensen Works for the Federation Of American Scientists and the Stockholm International Peace Research institute c three. Christensen is convinced the devices are stored here devices that could be deployed against enemy forces. There are still tactical Nuclear Weapons yes. Only Gravity Bombs delivered by Fighter Jet Aircraft they are the last remnant of a what used to be an enormous inventory of about Seven Thousand tactical nuclear weapons but theyre still here in about One Hundred Fifty of them but only that one time she got her to the graphic last. If a conflict arose these weapons could also be delivered by German Air Force planes. Americans have bases in europe but there are also four countries in europe that have Host Base Arrangement as they call it call it a Nuclear Sharing Arrangements germany The Netherlands belgium italy and possibly turkey so those countries are the ones who sort of serve a soto Nuclear Strike role where their aircraft would be equipped and handed over Nuclear Weapons in times of war. Until just a few years ago all Political Parties in the german one is talking have been calling for the Nuclear Weapons to be removed. These nato fighter jets are on patrol over the Baltic States their mission is to intercept any Russian Militaryaircraft that approach nato airspace without warning. A number of participants of the annual munich sea. Curity conference are concerned about growing tensions between east and west. The conference chairman is professor wolfgang ischinger. India and a few yons eyed him since the ukraine crisis that is since twenty four teams that weve seen a massive increase in but say incidents. Four and fortunately these of not lead to a real confrontation so far. For these incidents have taken place over the north sea the baltic sea and the black sea if theyve involved western and russian warships and really terry aircraft. And military grade. Reserve action aircraft over the north sea were filmed by the British Royal air force. More and more nato aircraft are taking part in interception Missions Including going to scare planes. Germany is making a substantial contribution to nato as program to help protect the Baltic States. But such busy skies are not without risk. For all those imagine what would happen if for example a Russian Military aircraft crossed the border there by accident or deliberately and was shot down by a western or American Forces like. That theres a big danger such an incident could lead to an escalation that quickly spirals out of control and if. So the tensions present here in europe today are a major cause for concern. See a bidding cliff. These u. S. B. Fifty two bombers are preparing to take part in a Training Exercise. In the Baltic States. Many see this deployment as a message to russia. And it isnt the only message. Weve seen and types of exercises that we havent seen since the cold war were american b. Fifty two bombers to fly up over the north pole to their launch point for Nuclear Cruise missiles and then return to their bases in the United States those kind of Strike Exercises were not done since that i mean ninety eight. It seems as though weve returned to the old game of cat and mouse that was common during the cold war. This situation reminds us Trillion Antinuclear Activist and author Helen Caldicott of a time when the u. S. And the soviet union stood on the brink of nuclear confrontation. Well i got robert mcnamara will who is the sixth. In the oval office with jack kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis he said to me helen you dont close we came to within three minutes quote unquote. I think this situation could well be compatible with that. Decisions to launch a Nuclear Strike need to be made quickly and then there are the crews who would actually launch the Missiles Caldicott has heard some alarming reports. The man and the Missile Silos in america. Is to have minutes just to hide there are aged eighteen to twenty six like pavlovian dogs just so nurse or press the button. There with the pistol one shoot if one shows signs of Deviant Behavior but the deviant one much the other one recently its been determined that many of those men taking l. S. D. Not in their Missile Silos but beforehand and having wild socket experiences and lowering it that taking marijuana cocaine and the like. Caldicott things a Nuclear Strike could be launched by mistake. Here both going issuing a meets Dmitri Trenin a former senior soviet army officer who took part in Disarmament Negotiations with the us. Both experts are concerned a new cold war may be in the works. The conflict may arise out of a Military Collision and places like syria. All the way to the Nuclear Level thats in some scenarios and could. As the election of donald trump further complicated the situation the president has sharply criticized nato and even threaten to pull the u. S. Out of the alliance. Shortly after trump was elected Security Policy experts in germany began reviewing the possible consequences of the us Defense Umbrella becoming less reliable. Some have said that if washington is no longer willing to defend europe then perhaps germany should develop its own Nuclear Weapons. Its happening i was surprised when that debate came up in germany because here Nuclear Options have been strictly taboo and. Back in the one Nine Hundred Eighty s. Millions of germans took to the streets to protest nato preparations for deploying new Nuclear Missiles in europe to counter a soviet threat. Is a Prominent German political scientist. He has written an Essay Arguing that the country should lift the nuclear test but. It needs to be made clear that germany as a Nuclear Power would help strengthen the free western world it would support makes one liberal democracies and we need to explain that this would not be directed against any other states it would be purely defensive a deterrent that would enhance our security which is essential. Its not just about War And Peace its also about protecting our country from blackmail in Crisis Situations like these. Nuclear weapons really provide more security for germany so far the government is not debating this question. But has ideas on how a German Nuclear deterrent might function. We could develop mobile Medium Range Missiles that have Nuclear Warheads that would provide low level to terence at a relatively low cost. Another option would be to use Nuclear Capable aircraft. The third option would be to use conventional submarines equipped with Nuclear Weapons. Could convince you know who boarded with nuclear. If germany were to build such weapons it would create huge Security Problems in europe. The russians would feel seriously threatened not least because of their experience in World War Two we must see for the world does big Gun Safety Trade really like to emphasize that a German Nuclear option would not be directed against russia it would be part of an all round defensive strategy theyve been through enough and they still. A german Nuclear Weapons program would cost taxpayers several billion euros per year. And it would create legal problems. Germany renounced the development of Nuclear Weapons as part of the one Nine Hundred Ninety Four Power Treaty that led to unification. As they have im for schools it would be a violation of our obligations and if germany were to have its finger on a nuclear trigger. That would be completely gone except about us need that no one would trust germany with a bomb anyway with germanys history. But what about the future of the Us Nuclear Program this is the facility in the Nevada Desert at which the pentagon develops and test weapons. Right now experts are working on the b. Sixty one model twelve the latest version of a tactical and Strategic Nuclear weapon. Its an expensive project. The budget for Twenty Nine Hundred Eleven is estimated to be about two hundred fifty four million dollars. To be sixty one can be deployed with a number of Military Aircraft including german Tornado Fighter bombers adaptation of those aircraft was scheduled for Twenty Nineteen Ph Two Hundred Integration refers to the tranny a two hundred. In about five eight years there will be a new type of weapon more advanced thats going to be coming back to germany and be deployed here at google. But aircraft have to be configured for that type of aircraft for the for that. Weapon its called a b. Sixty one twelve. The tornado is right now undergoing flight test in the United States to be able to deliver this with. German tornadoes on a u. S. Facility but youre a Military Aircraft being outfitted with new u. S. Nuclear weapons could have far reaching consequences. Maxwell downman works for the london based think tank basic which supports nuclear disarmament he warns of possible dangers the last place russian missiles would go would be the b. Sixty one sites ah there was so many hurdles for these things getting off the ground you would need to look at the planes with the bombs because the bombs the plane the bombs on together these would need to take off then this is all presuming that russian missiles are coming and then once theyre flying you need to refuel them in and and then you would need to fly them into russian aspace pla passed russian Ballistic Missile defense before dropping Freefall Bombs compared the house to firing a missile there is huge risks with these things and they really sickly would never get off the ground. And some experts say that the aircraft could be easily targeted well they are refueling. So why would germanys air force want to use Nuclear Weapons at all. Because highest. On the one hand we have to make an appropriate conventional contribution so that we can continue to have an influence on policy. But we must also be prepared to bear the burden and it is a burden of having Nuclear Weapons stationed on our territory or if necessary delivered by our aircraft. Is. But its extremely important to understand the situation as part of our overall Nuclear Strategy. And our ability to help shape policy within the Nato Alliance this is. In short germany can continue to have a say in nato as Nuclear Strategy only if its prepared to use these weapons. This also applies to Nuclear Weapons Modernization Programs there are several nato member states that say existing stocks of weapons are outdated need to be replaced. Christensen points out this process is already underway. As far as we can figure out the increased accuracy is about three times better than than it is with the existing weapons now what that means is that not only can you add Strike Targets facilities much more effectively but you can also choose lower explosive yield settings for an attack that today requires a much higher yield sitting so thats more useable its less radioactive fallout so its a concern that were making Nuclear Weapons more useable damage is on the bluff that this weapon can be employed in ways its predecessor could not be. And russia will see that and say fine if the west is doing this then we also want to modernize and improve our weapons thats all this is tier one that could create a new arms race which in turn could lead to a new cold war. Several experts think this is now a distinct possibility. U. S. President donald trump announced his plans regarding Nuclear Policy as his twenty eighteen state of the Union Address as part of our defense we must modernize and rebuild our Nuclear Arsenal hopefully never having two years it but making it so strong and so powerful that it. Will deter any acts of aggressio

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