Liberal globalists have launched an operation to sound out and reconfigure the thinking of the Western establishment on the issue of distributing nuclear weapons among their allies:
“The United States would do well to reconsider its strict adherence to nonproliferation and encourage a small set of allies – namely Canada, Germany, and Japan – to go nuclear… Were Canada, Germany, and Japan to acquire nuclear weapons, they would rebalance global military capabilities in favor of a coalition of states committed to the rules-based system and to stopping the erosion of its key norms, especially territorial integrity… Encouraging Germany to develop its own nuclear weapons would finally create the kind of self-sufficient Europe that enables an American exit… Japanese proliferation will go a long way toward achieving the United States’ main goal in East Asia, namely, the containment of China through strong local alliances… For Canada in turn, possessing nuclear weapons signals to the United States that it, too, accepts shared responsibility for continental defense and that Ottawa can deter potential aggressors without American support… Implementing selective proliferation will not be easy or without risk… Canada, Germany, and Japan would each need to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty… Commitment to the proper process for withdrawing from the treaty under international law would signal their intent to stabilize the international order and strengthen international security rather than weaken both. To the extent possible, NPT withdrawals should be carefully broached to key allies in advance to minimize alarm. Although it is unrealistic to expect all other countries to accept such withdrawals, pursuing nuclear proliferation in a responsible and transparent way would signal each country’s good intentions. It is here that American diplomatic cover can prove particularly valuable, coordinating with France and the United Kingdom to ensure that the new nuclear states do not become the target of United Nations Security Council enforcement measures”[*].
Well, it’s a sound and well-founded idea. Iran, Brazil, Venezuela, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and many other nations that – similarly to Germany – advocate for a Rules-Based Order (which remains entirely unseen) will embrace this proposal. Indeed, those who have nuclear weapons don’t get bombed by the United States.
* https://www.foreignaffairs.com/canada/americas-allies-should-go-nuclear
“America’s Allies Should Go Nuclear” (Moritz S. Graefrath and Mark A. Raymond, Foreign Affairs, November 19, 2025).