The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has rejected this Saturday an increase in nuclear deterrence policies and has urged NATO powers to "put the brakes on and sign" to avoid a new arms race, considering that currently "the most necessary rearmament in the world is moral rearmament". His statements contrast with those made on Friday by NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, who assured that the United States will maintain a "strong presence" in the Alliance in the future, both in the nuclear and conventional spheres.
During his participation in the round table 'On par? Strengthening the foundations of transatlantic security', held at the Munich Security Conference, Sánchez has underlined that Spain has tripled its defense spending in relation to GDP in recent years and has doubled the number of military personnel deployed in NATO missions.
Europe must strengthen its defense capabilities to protect our freedom and our way of life, and guarantee the security of our partners.
— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) February 14, 2026
But let's be clear: nuclear rearmament is not the way. pic.twitter.com/TUOdgJgMjl
The head of the Executive has shown himself "firmly convinced" that the nuclear rearmament registered in recent years, which he has put at 11 million dollars per hour, "is not the path to follow". "Our fathers and grandfathers realized that nuclear deterrence is too costly and dangerous because on certain occasions technical and human errors brought us close to a war that would have led humanity to the brink of extinction," he has pointed out.
In his opinion, "a system that demands zero errors is not a guarantee, it is a dangerous gamble". "It is not a matter of left or right. It is a historical error that we cannot repeat, with a shadow of uncertainty over AI," stated Sánchez, before "humbly" calling for a new arms race to be prevented, which History "will judge".
