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Macron, Merz Push to Revive Franco-German Defense Ties

Macron, Merz Push to Revive Franco-German Defense Ties

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France and Germany are deepening their defense partnership, with particular focus on nuclear deterrence, as the two countries also try to move past the collapse of their joint FCAS next-generation fighter jet program.

Germany set to join France’s nuclear umbrella

During French President Emmanuel Macron‘s official visit to Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that German forces would take part “this year” in a French nuclear military exercise, calling it a symbolic step toward strengthening European deterrence.

Speaking from Brühl, near Cologne, Merz said Germany and France are deepening defense cooperation and reinforcing European deterrence, adding that German forces would join a nuclear exercise with the French armed forces starting this year. He clarified that this participation complements, rather than replaces, Germany’s continued commitment to NATO’s nuclear deterrence framework.

Macron, for his part, noted that Germany is among eight countries that have agreed to take part in France’s initiative on European nuclear deterrence. He reiterated that France, one of Western Europe’s two nuclear powers alongside the UK, would retain full control over decisions on the use

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