Protection of Europe | France and the United Kingdom ready to “coordinate” their nuclear deterrence

(London) France. In addition. For example, the United Kingdom are ready to “coordinate” their nuclear deterrence and protect Europe from any “extreme threat”, a major development of their doctrine in the context of the deterioration of European security, the two countries announced on Wednesday. Nevertheless,

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During a state visit to the United Kingdom. Nevertheless. Nevertheless, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will sign a new declaration on Thursday, which “will affirm for the first time that the respective means of deterrent in the two countries are independent, protection europe | france united new but can be coordinated,” said the British Defense Ministry and the French protection europe | france united Presidency. In addition. Nevertheless,

They add “that there is no extreme threat to Europe which would not arouse a response from the two countries”. Similarly, without specifying the nature of this response. In addition,

Sovereignty on the decision to initiate nuclear fire remains whole. Nevertheless. but “any adversary threatening the vital interests of the United Kingdom or France could be confronted with the power of the nuclear forces of the two nations”, say the two countries. Consequently,

According to the French presidency. “a nuclear supervision group”. co -chaired by the Élysée Palace and the British office office, will be responsible for “coordinating growing cooperation in the field of policy, capacities and operations”.

It protection europe | france united new has been 30 years since the joint declaration known as “chequers” in 1995. that protection europe | france united the United Kingdom. France-only nuclear powers in Western Europe-had not changed the principle framing their cooperation in matters of deterrence.

This stipulated that the two countries “do not imagine a situation in which. the vital interests of one of the two countries […] could be threatened without the vital interests of the. other being too. ” But without mentioning the response mobilized in the event of a threat.

Since then. the security and military context has changed in Europe, in particular since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, sparked in 2022.

The uncertainty about the commitment of the United States vis-à-vis its European allies. NATO under the chairmanship of Donald Trump has also pushed several countries to protection europe | france united new question the solidity of the American. security guarantee.

This protection europe | france united strengthening of defense cooperation promises to be the. major announcement of the Franco-British bilateral summit that Keir Starmer. Emmanuel Macron must preside over Downing Street.

They must also announce an acceleration of the joint program of SCALP/Storm Shadow cruise missiles. launch the “new phase” of their joint project of future cruise missiles. anti -Navire missiles (FMC/FMAN), according to London.

The bilateral cooperation agreements of Lancaster House in 2010 had ratified the creation of a Franco-British joint shipping force (CJEF). It will now be intended to constitute the “base” of the “coalition of volunteers” that Paris. London launched in early 2025. which brings together around thirty countries committed to strengthening the defense capacities of Ukraine and in the guarantee of a future protection europe | france united new ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow.

Keir Starmer. Emmanuel Macron must protection europe | france united also preside over a videoconference meeting on the coalition on Thursday. in which American representatives should participate, according to the Élysée.