French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday that his country will allow the temporary deployment of nuclear-armed aircraft in allied countries as part of a new nuclear strategy. Macron stated that the new measure 'will include the temporary deployment of elements of our air and strategic forces in allied countries,' but clarified that there will be no sharing of decision-making with any other country regarding the use of nuclear weapons. He added that talks on such arrangements have begun with the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Sweden, and Denmark. The French President made the announcement during a speech at a military base hosting French ballistic missile submarines in the city of L'il Long in northwestern France. He also announced that France will increase the number of its nuclear warheads from its current level of less than 300, without specifying the number to which it will be increased. This will be the first time since 1992 that France has increased its nuclear arsenal.
