Mark Filippino

Good morning from the Financial Times.

Today is Tuesday, June 2nd, and this is your FT News Briefing.

The U.S.

may deploy more nuclear weapons in Europe, and Anthropic is making moves there too.

Plus, we get a look at Berkshire Hathaway's first steps after Warren Buffett.

I'm Mark Filippino, and here's the news you need to start your day.

The U.S.

has not exactly instilled a lot of confidence in Europe when it comes to conventional military support.

President Donald Trump has threatened to move troops and critical weapons systems away from the continent.

Now, the U.S.

is signaling that it's open to expanding its nuclear weapons deployments.

Six countries currently host so-called U.S.

dual-capable aircraft, which are able to deliver nuclear strikes.

But the talks could open the door for more countries to have these.

Two sources told the FT the discussions were intended to show the U.S.

commitment to providing a nuclear umbrella.

We should say that talks are highly confidential and might not go anywhere, but sources say that countries on NATO's eastern flank, including Poland and some Baltic states, are interested in the potential offer.

Big start of the week for Anthropic.

The maker of the Claude chatbot filed for an IPO yesterday that would value the company at more than a trillion dollars.

Puts it right smack in the middle of this race with OpenAI and SpaceX.