US EditionMacron says France will allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed jets to allied nations
France will increase its nuclear warheads for the first time since 1992 and allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed aircraft to eight European allies, Macron said.
- On Monday, March 2, 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron announced France will allow temporary deployment of its nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries and increase its nuclear warheads for the first time since at least 1992 at Ile Longue.
- Responding to rising global tensions, European leaders voiced doubts about the U.S. nuclear umbrella, prompting Macron to frame the move as a response to recent Middle East conflicts.
- Macron stated explicitly that `I have asked for an increase in the number of nuclear warheads`, while France's nuclear warheads remain below 300 and the French presidency retains sole decision-making on use.
- Talks have already begun with several European partners, including Britain, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Sweden and Denmark, while some European nations had accepted Macron's earlier offer; France is the only nuclear power in the European Union.
- Some European partners have already engaged last year, Macron said `We have to re-articulate nuclear deterrence` at the Munich Security Council this month.
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Amid the ongoing Middle East tensions, French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will increase the number of nuclear warheads in its arsenal, marking the first such rise since at least 1992. Speaking from the L’Ile Longue military base in northwestern France home to the country’s ballistic missile submarines, Macron said he had taken the decision to strengthen France’s nuclear deterrent. “I have decided to increase the numbers o…
"We must reflect on our strategy of deterrence in the depths of the European continent, in full respect for our sovereignty, with the progressive application of what I would call advanced deterrence," said the French president.
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