The American nuclear landscape in Europe could change in the coming months. The signs are already there, and a new strategic posture will have major implications for the Europeans as well as for the visibility of France’s deterrent force. Nonetheless, the Georgian crisis, tensions with Iran, Russian muscle flexing and NATO’s line cast doubt on the idea that a partial or even complete withdrawal of American B-61 bombs could be on the agenda at the Alliance’s 60th anniversary in April 2009.
