France is urging Germany to clarify how it would deploy long-range missiles in a potential conflict with Russia, warning that unclear military doctrine could inadvertently escalate a conventional conflict into nuclear war, according to the FT.
Paris is holding talks with Berlin to align Germany's approach to "deep precision strikes" with France's nuclear strategy.
One French official warned that a conventional strike against Russia could trigger a nuclear response if Moscow misinterpreted the signal, potentially pushing Europe towards the "nuclear threshold without realizing it".