France precisely has nukes because de Gaulle did not believe that the U.S. would actually retaliate in case Paris was nuked. In turn, I highly doubt that Franc

France precisely has nukes because de Gaulle did not believe that the U.S. would actually retaliate in case Paris was nuked. In turn, I highly doubt that France would retaliate for Germany if Berlin was nuked. This may seem outrageous for people reading this for the first time, but it is perfectly historical.