Nuclear Planning Group

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The Nuclear Planning Group (ger .: Nuclear Planning Group, abbr .: NPG) is as members of panel on the role of nuclear weapons in NATO responsible. It was formed on December 14, 1966 during a meeting of the Alliance's Defense Planning Committee. In this way, political control over nuclear weapons and their deployment scenarios is to be exercised jointly by the member states. The Nuclear Planning Group (NPG) thus represents a forum in which all nuclear and non-nuclear states of the Alliance can participate in an advisory capacity on decisions about NATO's nuclear potential and the development of nuclear policy. It deals with aspects of nuclear policy, planning and strategy as well as issues relating to the security and viability of nuclear weapons. The Nuclear Planning Group meets (once or twice a year) at the level of the Defense Ministers of the member countries or the Permanent Representatives and, if necessary, at the Ambassador level to consult on all questions relating to the role of nuclear weapons in NATO's deterrence and defense policy . France is not a member of the NPG and the NPG is not a decision-making body but can make recommendations.

On May 26 and 27, 1971, the NPG met in Mittenwald (Federal Republic of Germany) and discussed, among other things, studies on the tactical use of nuclear weapons to defend the Alliance area as part of the Flexible Response .

After the Carnation Revolution , Portugal left the Nuclear Planning Group.

In October 1977 the NATO foreign ministers agreed in Bari (Italy) to form the High-Level Group (HLG), which reports to the Nuclear Planning Group (NPG). It included representatives from twelve NATO countries. The HLG developed the basis for the NATO double decision . In May 1981 the North Atlantic Council commissioned the High-Level Group (HLG) of the NPG to analyze the threat to NATO and to prepare the negotiations on the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces in Geneva .

In 1998/1999, the high-level group, chaired by the USA, also took over the Senior Level Weapons Protection Group (SLWPG), which served as an advisory institution with oversight of the safety, protection and survivability of nuclear weapons.

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