Is France’s Nuclear Shield Big Enough to Cover All of Europe?

... Paris was Charles de Gaulle himself, who delivered his famous speech on the creation of the Force de frappe , or the French Strategic Nuclear Forces (SNF), here on November 3, 1959. According to conservative estimates, the third largest nuclear arsenal ... ... falling out between the United States and NATO during de Gaulle’s presidency. But the Euro-optimists, who are eager to make the European Union a great nuclear power, have been unhappy with the Treaty of Lisbon for some time now. In 2016, For example, prominent ...