【Macron's logic: "In order to gain freedom, we must be feared. In order to be feared, we must be strong, and we must increase the number of weapons"]
On March 2, Macron stated in a speech at the Ile-Rouge nuclear submarine base in France that France will strengthen its nuclear forces.
-- I have ordered an increase in the number of nuclear warheads in our arsenal. We will no longer publish data about our nuclear arsenal.
-- Increasing the arsenal is necessary for deterring potential aggression against France. We have already consulted with two other NATO nuclear countries - the United States and the United Kingdom.
-- France will allow the temporary deployment of aircraft armed with nuclear weapons in its new nuclear strategy framework.
-- The decision on the use of nuclear weapons will be made jointly with other countries. Negotiations are currently underway with the UK, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Sweden, and Denmark.
-- In order to gain freedom, we must be feared. In order to be feared, we must be strong, and we must increase the number of weapons.
-- Germany, the UK, and France will cooperate in the development of long-range missiles.
France currently has about 300 nuclear warheads. This will be the first time since 1992 that the arsenal will be increased.
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