French President Emmanuel Macron announces France will increase its number of nuclear warheads for first time in decades. Speaking at a military base at L’Ile Longue Macron said that France will increase its number of nuclear warheads from the current level of below 300 which is the first time France increases its nuclear arsenal since 1992.

It will be the first time France increases its nuclear arsenal since at least 1992, however, he did not give an exact number. In his speech, the President of France warned that since the last speech in 2020, “our competitors have evolved, as have our partners,” and this requires a change in the French nuclear doctrine.