France to Expand Nuclear Arsenal Amid Strategic Concerns

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday that France will increase its nuclear warhead count and strengthen cooperation with eight European allies in the nuclear weapons sector. According to Ming Pao, this move aims to enhance nuclear deterrence in response to an increasingly unstable strategic environment. Macron emphasized that the next 50 years will be characterized by a nuclear era. This marks France's first expansion of its nuclear arsenal since 1992.