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President Macron announced a new French policy of extending French nuclear defense to Europe. Will French missiles and aircraft be stationed in Poland Germany Finland and other countries? Will the French National Assembly have a say in these decisions? Will those missiles be connected to NATO? What legal basis will they have? What kind of response will be of Russia? Will a supposed deterrence in fact turn into a trigger to nuclear exchange? These are some of the questions considered here.
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President Macron announced a new French policy of extending French nuclear defense to Europe. Will French missiles and aircraft be stationed in Poland Germany Finland and other countries? Will the French National Assembly have a say in these decisions? Will those missiles be connected to NATO? What legal basis will they have? What kind of response will be of Russia? Will a supposed deterrence in fact turn into a trigger to nuclear exchange? These are some of the questions considered here.
Dr. Brovkin served as an Associate Professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, he is the author of numerous books on Russian History and politics. His latest book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity (Routledge, London 2024) is available from Amazon and Routledge.com. In addition to Issues of Contemporary Politics playlist, you can find: Russia under Yeltsin and Putin, Russia under the Communist Regime, War in Ukraine, European History and others. FOLLOW HIM ON X TWITTER https://x.com/BrovkinVla97791
