# The European Union has begun secretly working on the issue of creating its own nuclear weapons production potential, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said on Wednesday.

*business · news · 2026-04-08 · Sputnik News*

## Key points

- The Russian SVR claims the EU is secretly developing its own nuclear weapons production capability.
- EU leadership has agreed to keep the nuclear weapons development process under a highly secretive regime.
- The EU plans to reserve the option for a fully autonomous command of nuclear forces.
- SVR warns of possible unauthorized plutonium extraction from EU storage facilities for weapons manufacture.
- The UK and France are reportedly coordinating their national nuclear doctrines more closely within the EU context.

**Countries:** European Union, Russia

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