France to increase is nuclear arsenal

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"An upgrade of our arsenal is essential," Macron said from the Brittany base. "We are currently experiencing a period of geopolitical upheaval fraught with risk."

"That's why I ordered an increase in the number of nuclear warheads in our arsenal."

"Whoever wants to be free must be feared. Whoever wants to be feared must be strong," he added.

With around 290 nuclear warheads, France is the world's fourth-largest nuclear power after the US, Russia and China.

However, Macron did not say by how many warheads the French arsenal would be expanded.

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Western Europeans doing something to defend themselves? I am pleasantly surprised.

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The announcement comes amid increasingly public concerns over how much European powers can rely on the US so-called nuclear umbrella — a policy aimed at protecting US allies, particularly in NATO, from nuclear threats.

France last added to its nuclear arsenal in 1992.

Tensions with the US reached a peak earlier this year when US President Donald Trump appeared unwilling to back down from pushing his aspirations to take control of Greenland from EU and NATO member Denmark.

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There it is. Europeans never miss an opportunity to take a shot at the USA meanwhile begging for our assistance.