Macron sets out how nuclear arms could protect Europe

FRANCE was yesteerday expected to unveil how it could use the EU’s only atomic arsenal to protect the continent in an unstable world, with Russia becoming increasingly aggressive and the US turning away.

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The speech by French President Emmanuel Macron, at France's Ile Longue nuclear submarine base, comes after the launch of US and Israeli attacks against Iran in a campaign that risks destabilising the Middle East.

“What we are experiencing demonstrates that in the world to come, power and independence will be two indispensable forces for dealing with the proliferation of threats,’ said a member of Macron’s team.