Germany: Calls to Remove U.S. Arms

24 June 2008

by JUDY DEMPSEY

Social Democrats, who share in Germany’s governing coalition, and opposition parties called on the United States to remove all nuclear weapons stored in military bases in the country after a report found that security and safety standards at most sites for nuclear weapons in Europe fall well short of Pentagon requirements. The report was commissioned by the United States Air Force. The Pentagon said it planned to close some sites, but declined to identify them.