French President Emmanuel Macron says France will allow the temporary deployment of its nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries as part of its new nuclear strategy.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that France will increase its nuclear arsenal and, for the first time, allow the temporary deployment of its nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries, in a new strategy aimed at strengthening Europe’s independence.

  • Canaconda@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    The fact that the EU needs to defend itself adequately is not mutually exclusive with how all this nuclear proliferation lowers the birth rate.

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      92·
      3 hours ago

      If somebody’s not having kids because “nukes” then I suppose I’m happy they’re not reproducing.

    • real_squids@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      32·
      2 hours ago

      France has like 300 warheads vs russian 4.5K, plus russians started proliferating first. I say let them do it, sow the wind and all that. Birthrate is gonna be shit anyway while we have billionaires

      edit: if i were polish this nuclear proliferation would calm me down actually