3 ms·
Politically, this is not obvious. France is a semi-presidential system and Eastern Europe might not be willing to rely on an assumption that all future French p
by inglor_cz 2y ago
Politically, this is not obvious. France is a semi-presidential system and Eastern Europe might not be willing to rely on an assumption that all future French presidents will abide by the maximalist doctrine.
It makes more sense to develop a "Polish bomb" with several other countries cooperating, and share it with the most threatened countries from Finland down to Romania.
It is "just" way more expensive.
- kazen44 2y agowhat politically needs to happen is there to be real, fundamental steps towards a european defence union to safeguard its nuclear stockpile and thus its sovereignty. The last couple of months have shown that the world is moving back into a multilateral order, in which individual european nations are far too small individually, in which they would be used as pawns on the geopolitical chessboard by nations with far larger economies and populations. i would rather have to discuss the use of defensive materiel with a Frenchman then an American, considering the latter has two oceans between it and any major threats.
- aerostable_slug 2y ago> its nuclear stockpile There is no European nuclear stockpile, so the first step would have to be making one to safeguard. France has made it clear that its nuclear weapons are France's alone.
- inglor_cz 2y agoThis is precisely the catch. Few believe that France would be ready to relinquish its exclusive control over its nuclear force.
- 0rzech 2y ago> It makes more sense to develop a "Polish bomb" with several other countries cooperating, and share it with the most threatened countries from Finland down to Romania. I really hope this will finally happen.