The country made a commitment not to acquire the weapons at the end of the Cold War, Friedrich Merz has said Germany will not develop or acquire nuclear weapons, incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said, while calling for deeper cooperation with France and the UK on deterrence. In an interview with Deutschlandfunk radio broadcaster on Sunday, Merz stressed that  “Germany will not be able or allowed to possess nuclear weapons itself,”  noting that Berlin is banned by law from doing so. ” The