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Nato ‘welcomes’ Macron’s nuclear drive
President Emmanuel Macron says France will expand its atomic arsenal and deploy nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries for the first time.
France and Britain adopted a joint declaration in July allowing their nuclear forces to be "coordinated" while remaining independent. The United Kingdom, though no longer an EU member, remains the only other European country with a nuclear deterrent.
President Emmanuel Macron is updating France’s nuclear deterrence doctrine as Europe worries about Russia and doubts U.S. protection under Donald Trump.