Macron’s European Nuclear Cooperation Plans Explained
Order a copy of our magazine Too Long: https://toolong.news/collections/tl007On Monday, Macron delivered a speech announcing the biggest shift in European nuclear weapons landscape since the Cold War. In this video, we're taking a look at the French nuclear deterrent and Macron's plans to expand it.
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Macron’s nuclear speech 2026:
https://www.elysee.fr/front/pdf/elysee-module-26067-fr.pdf
https://www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-macron/2026/03/02/deplacement-sur-la-base-operationnelle-de-lile-longue
Global nuclear warhead inventories:
https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/nuclear-weapons-who-has-what-glance
France’s existing nuclear deterrent:
https://www.sipri.org/research/armaments-and-disarmament/nuclear-weapons/world-nuclear-forces/france
https://www.ft.com/content/45d90eeb-5084-4c22-8d4a-9fdb223759fb
https://apnews.com/article/france-nuclear-weapons-macron-deterrence-a7553b1e8a4f94b185d3f6393133fc36
https://thebulletin.org/premium/2025-07/french-nuclear-weapons-2025/
Goal and independence of French nuclear deterrent:
ttps://www.frstrategie.org/sites/default/files/documents/publications/notes/2025/042025.pdf
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/03/02/french-nuclear-umbrella-for-europe-now-increasingly-discussed-among-allies_6751006_4.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-26/europe-nuclear-deterrent-france-s-atomic-weapons-arsenal-and-nato-s-future
UK’s nuclear deterrent relies on US:
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/uks-nuclear-deterrent-relies-us-support-there-are-no-other-easy-alternatives
US nuclear weapons as supreme guarantee of NATO security:
https://www.nato.int/content/dam/nato/webready/documents/publications-and-reports/strategic-concepts/2022/290622-strategic-concept.pdf
UK-France Northwood Declaration 2025:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/northwood-declaration-10-july-2025-uk-france-joint-nuclear-statement
https://www.csis.org/analysis/northwood-declaration-future-european-deterrence
France and Germany create new steering group:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-france-create-nuclear-steering-group-new-deterrence-effort-2026-03-02/
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/03/04/germany-s-nuclear-cooperation-with-france-marks-a-significant-shift_6751072_4.html
Further analysis of Macron’s speech/announcements:
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/03/03/what-frances-new-nuclear-arms-doctrine-means-for-europe
https://www.dw.com/en/frances-nuclear-capability-offers-fringe-benefits-to-allies/a-76201845
https://www.ft.com/content/732a786d-2e7e-40b9-aab4-7a38d43f492b
France’s ‘vital interests’ and their ‘European dimension’:
https://strategicsimplicity.substack.com/p/les-defis-de-la-dimension-europeenne
00:00 - Introduction
01:09 - France's Nuclear Deterrent
03:49 - Macron's Speech
06:03 - Unanswered Questions
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