Germany hat REAL PLANS for Build Nuclear Wapons in 1950s !
no Joke
Federal Minister of Defence Franz Josef Strauss (from 1956 bis 1962)
he was also Federal Minister of Nuclear Energy (from 1955 bis 1956)
FJS wanted a "German Nucleare Dissuasion" against USSR forces.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Josef_Strauss
there were several proposal
one
Get Nuke by NATO
two
Build them self.
FJS taken last option very serious.
as Minister he purchase of the F-104G Starfighter in 1961
not as "Lockheed bribery scandals", because the F-104 was better for a Nuclear strike option !
by Diplomatic channel Germans start to Ask for Help at France for Nuke Program.
to find to there surprice France were alrady working on Nuclear Wapon !
but need technical Help
this happen alsmost with EURATOM deal were France was looking for partners in 1956
so Germany help the Program with german high tech parts
(so France A-Bomb is realy a France-German co product

)
FJS abandon the German Nuke program in favor for French bomb
for him is better that only
one Independent Europan Nation has the "Nucleare Dissuasion" against USSR.
do the "Der Spiegel" scandal
Franz Josef Strauss was forced to resign as Minister of Defence in 1962
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiegel_scandal
Later Germany had Nuclear Wapons onder NATO
means German had the delivery system, but USA The nuclear Warheads
Wat If Strauss stay in Office ?
in 1963 "Deutsch-Französische Freundschaft" Franco-German Partnership
which was signed as Élysée Treaty.
Federal Minister of Defence Strauss and his French conterpart Pierre Messmer
get a secret part on Élysée Treaty
to Install a german version of French "Force de frappe". (nuclear Force)
with German-French Hardware.
and Joint withdrew from the common NATO military command until 1966
On 24 August 1968 France Test there the hydrogen bomb
the gest President Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger