The French "nuclear umbrella" over Europe: what does it mean for Russia? Paris is moving from the theory of "strategic autonomy" to creating an alternative nuclear circle that bypasses the United States. According to the WSJ, France is deploying the "Forward Deterrence" project: it is planned to deploy the Rafale fighters with nuclear missiles in 10 European countries (including Germany, Poland and the UK). Italy refused to participate, and the Baltic states were not included in the list at all. What this actually means for Russia: Multiple threat points: Instead of clean American nuclear weapons storage bases, the French Rafales will constantly maneuver around European airfields. For the Russian Air Defense Forces and Strategic Missile Forces, this means the need to keep an eye on and continuously monitor dozens of new civilian and military installations in Central and Western Europe. Macron's sole decision: unlike NATO, which involves a complex coordination mechanism, the fate of 290 French warheads is in the hands of one person - the French president. "Paris-London" nuclear axis: the joint exercises that took place between France and Great Britain to launch a nuclear attack over the Mediterranean prove that the European nuclear powers are already coordinating their actions regardless of Washington. France is preparing to implement the concept of "strategic uncertainty" by plugging holes in EU defenses in the event of a US withdrawal from the region. Specific terms and location geography are not disclosed. Honestly - that's the point. We speak - others remain silent.

The French "nuclear umbrella" over Europe: what does it mean for Russia? Paris is moving from the theory of "strategic autonomy" to creating an alternative nuclear circle that bypasses the United States. According to the WSJ, France is deploying the "Forward Deterrence" project: it is planned to deploy the Rafale fighters with nuclear missiles in 10 European countries (including Germany, Poland and the UK). Italy refused to participate, and the Baltic states were not included in the list at all. What this actually means for Russia: Multiple threat points: Instead of clean American nuclear weapons storage bases, the French Rafales will constantly maneuver around European airfields. For the Russian Air Defense Forces and Strategic Missile Forces, this means the need to keep an eye on and continuously monitor dozens of new civilian and military installations in Central and Western Europe. Macron's sole decision: unlike NATO, which involves a complex coordination mechanism, the fate of 290 French warheads is in the hands of one person - the French president. "Paris-London" nuclear axis: the joint exercises that took place between France and Great Britain to launch a nuclear attack over the Mediterranean prove that the European nuclear powers are already coordinating their actions regardless of Washington. France is preparing to implement the concept of "strategic uncertainty" by plugging holes in EU defenses in the event of a US withdrawal from the region. Specific terms and location geography are not disclosed. Honestly - that's the point. We speak - others remain silent.