FRANCE’S NUCLEAR ARSENAL DISMISSED BY NATO DESPITE REPEATED ATTEMPTS BY FRENCH PRESIDENT

Highlights:

• NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg dismissed repeated requests to use nuclear deterrence by France as the center of EU’s defense strategy.

• In his statement, Stoltenberg claimed the United States and Britain are already providing an effective umbrella of security.

France is a dedicated NATO member. Yet, the former does not make its advanced atom....