Poland will strive to enlarge its armed forces to 500,000 servicemen and work to obtain nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in an address to the Polish parliament on March 7. Tusk delivered his speech in the wake of a flurry of activity in Europe following US President Donald Trump’s abruptly ending of military and intelligence

Donald Tusk said that Poland “must reach for the most modern possibilities, also related to nuclear weapons and modern unconventional weapons”, in a landmark speech to parliament that made stark the country’s need to increase its defence capabilities to confront a much more threatening global environment.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk signaled his country may seek access to nuclear weapons as he issued a warning that Europe could face war with Russia in the next few years.

Poland is holding "serious talks" with France regarding President Emmanuel Macron's proposal to use his country's nuclear potential to protect European allies, states Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk,