France plans 36 billion euro boost to rearmament, nuclear deterrent expansion

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Source: France 24

France plans to ⁠add a further 36 billion euros to its defence spending between now and 2030 under an updated military planning law that expands its nuclear arsenal and boosts missile and drone stocks. The increase reflects mounting security pressures from wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and growing uncertainty over U.S. commitments to NATO under President Donald Trump. FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago reports.

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