France proposes dispersing nuclear forces across Europe for survivability

French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a groundbreaking shift in nuclear doctrine, offering to deploy France's Strategic Air Forces into allied European countries. In a speech, Macron emphasized this “forward deterrence” strategy as a method to enhance the survivability of France's airborne nuclear capabilities during a crisis, likening the dispersal to how strategic submarines operate within oceans. This marks the first time France has proposed placing its nuclear forces on foreign soil,