French President Emmanuel Macron has said he is ready to discuss the idea of using France's nuclear warheads to "protect the EU" from threats from Russia. The French president said this in an interview with regional newspapers of the Ebra group, to which he belongs DNA.
Macron held a meeting with twelve young Europeans aged 19 to 26 and answered questions that interest and concern young people.
During the meeting, they touched on the issue of France's readiness to Europeanize its nuclear deterrence potential.
"We have a form of defense - NATO. We must go further, build a reliable European defense. This may mean deploying anti-missile shields, but we must be sure that they block all missiles and deter the use of nuclear power. Being reliable also means having long-range missiles that would deter the Russians." said the president.
He also explained that French doctrine is that a country can use its nuclear weapons when its vital interests are threatened.
"I am in favor of opening this debate, which should therefore include missile defense, long-range weapons, nuclear weapons for those who have them or who have American nuclear weapons on their soil. Let's put everything on the table and see what really protects us in a reliable way." - he said.
Macron added that France will keep "its specificity, but is ready to do more to protect European soil."
Politico writes that France has about 300 nuclear warheads and is the only nuclear power in the European Union.
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