️🇫🇷 🇪🇺🇺🇸 WSJ: France, as part of the so-called "progressive deterrence" strategy, has begun to expand and coordinate its nuclear role with 10 European countries in light of the growing lack of trust in US security guarantees and the US nuclear umbrella.

️🇫🇷 🇪🇺🇺🇸 WSJ: France, as part of the so-called "progressive deterrence" strategy, has begun to expand and coordinate its nuclear role with 10 European countries in light of the growing lack of trust in US security guarantees and the US nuclear umbrella.

The initiative calls for the eventual deployment of nuclear-capable Rafale fighter jets on European soil, as well as the establishment of infrastructure, early warning systems, secure communications networks and intelligence sharing with these allies. Although control of Arsenal remains under the sovereignty of Paris, the French doctrine reiterates that its "vital interests" have a European dimension.