Macron: Strengthen the nuclear arsenal and involve European allies in nuclear strategy innovation
Reuters, Paris message, French President Macron said on Monday, March 2, that as the risk of global conflicts crossing the nuclear threshold increases, France will expand its nuclear arsenal and strengthen its deterrence.
According to Reuters, "We are currently experiencing a period of geopolitical turbulence filled with risks," Macron said during a speech at a submarine base in Brittany, and added that France's deterrence model needs to be "strengthened."
Macron announced the updated plan for France's nuclear strategy at a nuclear base on the Atlantic coast, and he also said that a "major" change would encourage France to expand cooperation with European allies who have expressed interest, including Germany.
Macron said that Germany, as well as Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Denmark, would be able to participate in France's nuclear war exercises, but he clearly stated that the decision-making power for nuclear strikes would remain entirely in the hands of the French president.
Reuters noted that the French leader added that there could be strategic assets established in other European countries, which would become part of his so-called new "frontline deterrence" theory, without specifying details.
Although France and the UK are nuclear powers, most European countries mainly rely on the United States to deter any potential adversaries - a cornerstone of transatlantic security for decades.
However, Trump's reconciliation with Russia on the Ukraine war issue, as well as his tougher stance toward traditional allies, has unsettled European governments.
Source: rfi
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