Germany’s Merz hails nuclear deterrence cooperation with France
The Franco-German cooperation is not a move to replace NATO’s nuclear umbrella, stresses German Chancellor.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that Germany’s military will participate in a French nuclear drill for the first time this year, part of a new shared deterrence strategy. He stressed this Franco-German cooperation complements NATO’s nuclear umbrella rather than replacing it, as Europe seeks greater defence self-reliance amid uncertainty over US security commitments.