US EditionUK and France Vow to Co-Ordinate Nuclear Weapons for First Time
- Britain and France will coordinate their nuclear weapons against extreme threats to Europe, as declared by Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron.
- A new declaration confirms that both countries' nuclear deterrents remain independent but can be jointly activated against adversaries.
- The UK and France plan to ramp up orders for Storm Shadow missiles and develop their replacements together.
- Officials highlighted the aim to enhance European security amid growing threats, promising a united front against any aggressor.
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EXCLUSIVE. Europe, a pioneer of civil nuclear power, is witnessing its "de-Westernization". A report by Ifri alerts: the West can still react to Beijing and Moscow, but time is running out.
In the event of an "extreme threat to Europe", the nuclear powers of France and Great Britain want to coordinate, and an agreement is about to be signed.
The United Kingdom and France announced this Wednesday that they will sign in a declaration that, although the nuclear deterrence tactics of both countries are independent, they will be able to coordinate and that Paris and London will be able to respond jointly to any "extreme threat to Europe". The declaration, which will be initialled on Thursday, will establish that the nuclear deterrence of each country will remain independent but that "it …
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The Independent (US)Starmer and Macron will join forces on nuclear deterrents
Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron also agreed to ramp up orders of deadly Storm Shadow missiles
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