France's offer to expand its nuclear deterrent to the rest of Europe would in no way compete with the umbrella provided by the United States, Emmanuel Macron is expected to say on Monday during a speech on the topic.
The French President's speech will be the first on the country's nuclear deterrent since a 2020 address in which he said he was ready to "involve" European countries that wish to do so in exercises. It will be delivered from the Île Longue peninsula in north-western France, where the country's four nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines are stationed.
