French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday France will increase the number of its nuclear warheads, warning that the world is “hardening” and Europe must take greater responsibility for its own security.
Speaking at the Ile Longue naval base on France’s Atlantic coast, home to the country’s ballistic missile submarines, Mr Macron said he had decided to expand France’s arsenal for the first time since at least 1992. France currently maintains fewer than 300 nuclear warheads.
