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S E C R E T USNATO 000066 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/11/2020 
TAGS: MNUC PARM PREL MARR MCAP NATO GM BE LU NL NO
SUBJECT: NATO NUCLEAR POLICY: FIVE NATIONS WANT IT ON APRIL 
MINISTERIAL AGENDA 
 
Classified By: D/Political Advisor A. "Hoot" Baez.  Reasons: 1.4 (b) an 
d (d). 
 
¶1. (S) On February 11, German Permanent Representative to 
NATO Brandenburg informed Ambassador Daalder that the Foreign 
Ministers of Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, 
and Norway would send a letter to NATO Secretary General 
Rasmussen suggesting that Rasmussen include a discussion of 
"NATO nuclear policy" on the agenda of the next NATO Foreign 
Ministerial, scheduled for Tallin in late April.  The letter 
would argue that such a discussion would be useful in light 
of current developments, including the publication of the 
U.S. Nuclear Posture Review, NATO's role in arms control and 
disarmament, the Nuclear Security Summit and NPT Review 
Conference, ratification of the CTBT, and negotiations of a 
Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty.  The letter is to conclude 
that any "future policy decisions requires the full support 
of all Allies." 
 
¶2. (S) Brandenburg said that the letter had been coordinated 
by the Security Directors of the Foreign Ministries of the 
five nations, and is now lying with the Foreign Ministers for 
their signature.  According to Brandenburg, it will most 
likely be sent in the next day or so. 
DAALDER