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French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly (R) and Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (L) arrive at the Prime Minister's official residence before their meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan, 26 January 2018. [Pool/EPA/EFE]
France is planning a €37-billion revamp of its nuclear arsenal over the next seven years, part of a sharp increase in defence spending aimed at allowing France to “hold its own” as a key power in Europe, the country’s defence chief said yesterday (8 February).
The upgrades to France’s land- and sea-based nuclear deterrent will be part of the nearly €300 billion to be spent by 2025.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/po...7-billion-euros-on-upgrading-nuclear-arsenal/