RF FSB: Berlin could create its own nuclear weapons within a year
20-07-2026 14:15 Ռուսաստան Press of Diaspora
auroranews.am The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has announced that NATO military experts assess that Germany could create its own nuclear explosive device within a year.
According to the press service of the FSB, Berlin could independently produce the necessary fissile material within one to three months, and create a functioning nuclear explosive device within a year without actual nuclear tests.
According to the agency, the current German authorities may consider the possibility of creating their own "nuclear umbrella," taking into account the country's militarization policy and Chancellor Friedrich Merz's plans to make the German army the strongest in Europe again.
The FSB also claims that these intentions raise concerns in Europe and NATO. According to the service, Germany is actively developing fields such as special materials science, physics of shock waves, as well as nuclear and neutron physics.
It is reported that around 30 universities and major defense companies in Germany are involved in this work, including Rheinmetall AG, Diehl Stiftung GmbH, KNDS Group, and Umarex GmbH. According to the FSB, the materials and equipment being developed are regularly tested in the training grounds of the German ground forces.
At the end of the report, the FSB calls for consideration of the historical experience of creating "wonder weapons" (Wunderwaffe) in Nazi Germany.
At the same time, earlier Der Spiegel reported that France has offered Germany to hold consultations on a nuclear deterrence program. The first meeting has already taken place in Paris, and according to the publication, starting from September 2026, German military personnel may participate as observers in French nuclear exercises.
It should be noted that the claims presented in the FSB's statement have not been independently verified by other sources at the time of publication.
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