Macron Unveils Nuclear Arsenal Expansion, Offers Deployment to European Allies

NPR reports that French President Emmanuel Macron has announced France will expand its nuclear arsenal and allow nuclear-armed French aircraft to be temporarily stationed on the soil of other European nations — a historic departure from decades of strictly national nuclear doctrine. Africa News further reports that Macron explicitly cited eroding confidence in U.S. security guarantees as the catalyst, declaring that a new European deterrence model is 'urgently needed.' The announcement marks the