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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James C. Reynolds

How Britain and France held historic nuclear drills amid Russia tensions

  • Britain and France have carried out their first joint military exercise involving France's airborne nuclear deterrent.
  • British Typhoon fighter jets joined French Rafale warplanes on Tuesday evening to demonstrate strategic coordination.
  • French armed forces minister Catherine Vautrin stated that the exercise highlights deepening nuclear cooperation between the two nations in support of European security.
  • The two countries previously agreed to reinforce nuclear cooperation amid heightened European security concerns and uncertainty regarding US commitment to Nato under US president Donald Trump .
  • The joint drill comes amid ongoing tensions with Russia , following France's recent test launch of an unarmed M51.3 submarine-launched ballistic missile off Brittany .

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RAF holds first ever joint nuclear drill with France in warning shot to Putin

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