Zuvor hatte Macron als Reaktion auf Trumps Kurswechsel seine schon fünf Jahre alten Überlegungen zu einer gemeinsamen nuklearen Abschreckung bekräftigt. Er hatte dabei an eine Aussage des potenziellen Nachfolgers von Scholz – CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz – angeknüpft. «Als Antwort auf den historischen Aufruf des zukünftigen deutschen Kanzlers habe ich beschlossen, die strategische Debatte über den Schutz unserer Verbündeten auf dem europäischen Kontinent durch unsere Abschreckung zu eröffnen.» Die Entscheidungshoheit über einen Einsatz will er aber allein bei Frankreich belassen.
Archiv: No nukes! End of debate.
France Weighs Stationing Nuclear-Armed Jets in Germany
(February 25, 2025)
His visit follows talks with Friedrich Merz, the likely next German chancellor, who has urged the UK and France to strengthen Europe’s independent nuclear security capabilities.
The proposal under discussion involves stationing French Dassault Rafale fighter jets, equipped with nuclear weapons, on German soil. This move would serve both as a deterrent against potential Russian aggression and as a signal of Europe’s ability to act independently of the United States in defence matters.
According to The Telegraph, French officials have indicated that such a deployment would not be technically difficult and could send a powerful strategic message.
Merz considers extension of French, British nuclear umbrella to Germany
(February 21, 2025)
An extension of the French and British nuclear deterrent to other European countries has been on the table for several years, but has gained more urgency with the gradual withdrawal of the US from Europe‘s security architecture.
Most recently in early 2024, France’s Emmanuel Macron had pitched the creation of a new ‚strategic dialogue‘ on the French nuclear strategy with key European partners, and offered joint deterrence exercises.
Macron echoed this perspective in a live chat on social media on Thursday evening.