Macron vows nuclear arsenal boost as Europe turns to nukes amid rising global threats
Europe is ramping up its nuclear defenses, as France expands its arsenal and Poland signals interest in closer nuclear coordination with allies. "I have decided to increase the numbers of...
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Europe is ramping up its nuclear defenses, as France expands its arsenal and Poland signals interest in closer nuclear coordination with allies. "I have decided to increase the numbers of warheads of our arsenal," French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday. He also said France will no longer disclose the size of its nuclear arsenal, reversing previous transparency. WORLD ENTERS UNCHARTED ERA AS US-RUSSIA NUCLEAR TREATY EXPIRES, OPENING DOOR TO FASTEST ARMS RACE IN DECADES "To be free, one needs to be feared," the French president concluded. France’s shift comes as Europe faces its most volatile security moment in decades, with Russia’s war in Ukraine grinding on, repeated nuclear threats from Moscow, and renewed questions in European capitals about the long-term reliability of U.S. security guarantees. Recent U.S. military strikes against Iran have added to a sense of global instability. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, meanwhile, signaled his country eventually will try to obtain nuclear weapons. "Poland takes nuclear security very seriously," he said Tuesday. "As our autonomous capabilities grow, we will strive to prepare Poland for the most autonomous actions possible in this matter in the future." Polish President Karol Nawrocki, who frequently finds himself at odds with Tusk, said he is "a big supporter of Poland joining the nuclear project." Poland is a signatory of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty from the 1960s, meaning it is officially committed not to obtaining nuclear weapons. Tusk said Monday that Poland was in talks with France after Macron offered to deploy nuclear-capable fighter jets to allied countries. TRUMP MUST TRIPLE SEVERELY OUTDATED NUKE ARSENAL TO OUTPACE CHINA AND RUSSIA, REPORT WARNS Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shattered long-standing assumptions about conventional deterrence on the continent and has been accompanied by repeated nuclear saber-rattling from Moscow, including threats tied to Western military support for Kyiv.…