Why Europe can’t rely on French nuclear umbrella alone

France’s president opens debate over using country’s atomic arsenal as a deterrent against Russia if US scales back its presence

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Germany to reach out to France and UK over sharing of nuclear weapons

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Why Europe can’t rely on French nuclear umbrella alone

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