President Macron has aired the idea that France's deterrence force could be used to defend of other European countries.

At the heart of NATO, the world’s longest-standing security alliance, is the notion that an attack on one is an attack on all. But with many in Europe doubting a Trump-led United States will really come through for them,

President Emmanuel Macron has said he will launch a strategic dialogue on extending the protection offered by France's nuclear arsenal to its European partners.

Emmanuel Macron has proposed opening a dialogue with other European countries on France's nuclear deterrent, raising questions about what a French nuclear umbrella over Europe might entail –

In a televised address, President Emmanuel Macron warned that Europe needed to deal with a retreating America and a bellicose Russia.

Macron’s main opponent is ready to fight plans to pool European resources to make up for the looming loss of the U.S. military protection.

Russia has issued a stark warning to France, stating that its proposed nuclear umbrella for Europe could trigger catastrophic consequences. French President Emmanuel Macron suggested extending France’s nuclear protection to EU allies and reiterated the possibility of sending European troops to Ukraine.

European leaders showed a cautiously receptive ear to President Emmanuel Macron's proposal to debate extending the French nuclear umbrella to Europe on Thursday, though some were reluctant to draw a line under years of U.

The UK and France are among five internationally recognised nuclear powers. The UK has "assigned" its nuclear capabilities to any other NATO country should it come under nuclear attack.

Europe's primary nuclear deterrence comes from the United States and is a decades-old symbol of trans-Atlantic solidarity