Poland's most unforgettable history: Auschwitz concentration camp

Kshin Say History

At the time of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there was a piece of news that many people didn't notice, but it was enough to change the situation in Europe. In an interview with Germany's Sunday World newspaper, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, deputy prime minister and chairman of the National Security Defense Council of neighboring Poland, said Poland is ready to deploy U.S. nuclear weapons on its territory.

"If the Americans ask for U.S. nuclear weapons in Poland, we will be willing to do it. That would greatly increase the containment of Russia," he said. But he also said the U.S. has not yet made such a request, "but that could change soon," he said, stressing that the request must come from the U.S. first.

Why did Poland in NATO bring up this issue? I think it has to do with Auschwitz, one of the most unforgettable camps of World War II and one that the world knows well. During World War II, 6 million Poles were killed, half of them were Jews, that is, one fifth of Poles died in the war, including 90% of Polish Jews.

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