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Nuclear: “No one is talking about sharing deterrence”
The Head of State intends to “open the debate” at the level of the European Union around “anti-missile defense, long-range weapon firing and [de] nuclear weapon”. Bruno Tertrais, deputy director of the Foundation for Strategic Research and Héloïse Fayet, researcher at the Ifri Center for Security Studies, discuss the strong reactions of the opposition to these comments by Emmanuel Macron and denounce the use of ” of such a serious subject for electoral purposes”.
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Bruno Tertrais, deputy director of the Foundation for Strategic Research and Héloïse Fayet, researcher at Ifri, return on Thursday May 2 in the franceinfo Talk on Emmanuel Macron’s desire to “open the debate” on a national scale. the European Union around “anti-missile defense, long-range weapon firing and [de] nuclear weapon.
The head of state hears “open the debate” at the level of the European Union around “anti-missile defense, long-range weapons fire and [de] nuclear weapon”. Bruno Tertrais, deputy director of the Foundation for Strategic Research and Héloïse Fayet, researcher at the Ifri Center for Security Studies, return on Thursday May 2 in the Franceinfo Talk on the strong reactions of the opposition sparked by the comments of ‘Emmanuel Macron.
“It’s either bad faith or ignorance”
“No one is talking about sharing deterrence, we are opening the debate, explains Bruno Tertrais. This means that we are thinking about what could happen, particularly if Donald Trump came to power and if the Americans no longer provided Europe with the guarantee of security, including nuclear security, that they have brought since 1949, quite simply. It’s not much more than that!”
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“It’s either bad faith or ignorance, deplores Héloïse Fayet for her part. And from my point of view, this really tends towards disinformation, because all these political remarks are well heard abroad. So, how can we be credible in a European defense approach? Politicians really need to read the texts carefully, and not use such serious subjects as nuclear deterrence for electoral purposes.”
