> Britain and France have enough nukes to act as a deterrent But would they be willing to sacrifice their countries in a nuclear exchange on behalf of Germany?

> Britain and France have enough nukes to act as a deterrent But would they be willing to sacrifice their countries in a nuclear exchange on behalf of Germany? Also, Britain and France have far fewer nukes than Russia and the US. In addition, they don't have the massive land area to make a first strike implausible.