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I am in favor of opening the debate, which should include missile defense, long-range weapons, and nuclear weapons for those who have them.
French President Emmanuel Macron has argued that nuclear weapons should be put on the table in the debate on armoring European defences.
In an interview with the country's media, the French president said that a "reliable European defense" should go beyond the defense already offered by NATO.
" This may mean putting up anti-missile shields, but we have to be sure that they will intercept all missiles and prevent the use of nuclear weapons ," he noted, Reuters reports.
Regarding nuclear weapons, Macron stressed that, although the French defense doctrine dictates their use only when the country's vital interests are threatened, he is "open" to a more "European" dimension of this concept.
" I am in favor of opening the debate, which should include missile defense, long-range weapons and nuclear weapons for those who have them ," he said, Reuters reports.
We recall that in his speech on Thursday at the Sorbonne, Macron called on French and wider European voters to understand that Europe is "surrounded".
" Elections must be made now, because over the next decade [...] there is a great risk of weakening ourselves ," the French leader said, addressing 500 guests, including ambassadors from the 26 EU member states. , students, researchers and French. the government as a whole.
France, which has around 300 nuclear warheads and is the only nuclear power in the European Union. The French president has taken an increasingly hard line against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine in recent weeks, and it is not the first time he has suggested using France's nuclear weapons to defend the EU.
Sunday's remarks drew backlash from Macron's political opponents across the spectrum.
" Macron is becoming a national danger ," far-right MEP Thierry Mariani wrote in X.
" These comments are extremely serious ," said MEP François-Xavier Bellamy, who will lead the right-wing LR party. in the June European elections.
" Under the guise of protecting the European territory, Macron wants to relativize the strategic autonomy of France ," said the left-wing deputy, Bastien Lasso.
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