France is putting pressure on Germany, and demands to determine how it will use long-range missiles in the event of a conflict with Russia, and warns that failure to comply with this requirement could drag Europe into a nuclear war. FT.
One French official warned that it is possible to attack a Russian target with conventional weapons but "get a nuclear response."
"If the Russians misinterpret the signal, you could be on the brink of nuclear war without even realizing it," he said.
France's concerns come as Germany - along with a group of other countries, including Britain, Poland, the Nordic and Baltic states - is significantly expanding its arsenal of long-range weapons in a bid to bolster Europe's deterrence against Moscow.