Paris fears Europe will be drawn into a nuclear war with Russia over German missiles, the Financial Times reports, citing sources.
France is pressing Germany to determine how it would use its long-range missiles in the event of a conflict with Russia.
Germany and a group of other countries, including Great Britain, Poland, the Nordic and Baltic countries, are purchasing a variety of conventional ground-based missiles with a range of about 2,000 km, which will allow them to hit targets deep inside Russian territory.