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France makes unprecedented nuclear weapons decision

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France will boost its nuclear warheads and allow limited deployment of nuclear aircraft to allies as Europe reassesses security.

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  1. Macron to set out how France's nuclear arms could protect Europe

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  2. Newest

    France makes unprecedented nuclear weapons decision

    Headline from Newsweek ·

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14 articles, oldest first.

  1. Digital Journal

    Macron to set out how France's nuclear arms could protect Europe (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    French President Emmanual Macron is Monday to reveal his vision for how France's nuclear arsenal could bolster defence in Europe.

  2. PBS NewsHour

    Europe's worries about Trump in spotlight as Macron heads to French nuclear sub base (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    French President Emmanuel Macron, the person with the power to unleash France’s nuclear arsenal, will on Monday update French thinking on the potential use of warheads carried on submarines and planes, if it ever came to that.

  3. The American Conservative

    France to Increase Nuclear Arsenal (opens The American Conservative)

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    The American Conservative's feed description

    State of the Union: France will also allow the deployment of nuclear-armed aircraft to other countries.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Macron says France will increase its nuclear arsenal, allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed jets to European allies (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Macron says the new strategy will "provide for the temporary deployment of elements of our strategic air forces to allied countries."

  5. Washington Examiner

    Macron goes nuclear with increases to French warhead arsenal (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that he has ordered an increase to the country's nuclear weapons arsenal.

  6. Breaking Defense

    Macron calls to increase French nuclear arsenal, team with Germany and others on 'deterrent' (opens Breaking Defense)

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    Breaking Defense's feed description

    "We cannot be satisfied with our current trajectory and I owe the nation the absolute assurance that our nuclear deterrence remains credible," French President Emmanuel Macron said.

  7. NBC News

    Macron says France will allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed jets to allied nations (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France would allow the deployment of nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries as part of a new nuclear strategy.

  8. Al Jazeera

    France to increase nuclear warheads, lend nuclear aircraft to Europe allies (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Macron’s ‘advanced deterrence’ will be a nuclear-security relationship with key allies distinct from NATO arrangements.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Macron says France to increase its nuclear arsenal (opens Deutsche Welle)

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  10. Seattle Times

    Macron says France will allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed jets to European allies (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    French President Emmanuel Macron says France will allow the temporary deployment of its nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries as part of its new nuclear strategy.

  11. The Guardian

    France to increase nuclear arsenal and European weapons cooperation, Macron says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    French president says Paris could deploy nuclear capable fighter jet to countries such as Germany and Poland

  12. Newsweek

    France makes unprecedented nuclear weapons decision (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    France will boost its nuclear warheads and allow limited deployment of nuclear aircraft to allies as Europe reassesses security.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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