Kempf, Olivier <br/><br/>
The French nuclear capability in a new strategic context 

 -  2018.<br/>							 
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<br/><br/> The French people and their leaders are strongly attached to nuclear deterrence, even if some dissenting voices are occasionally heard. Yet the strategic context is about to change, and this may have an impact on France’s strategic position. Between Vladimir Putin’s saberrattling, Donald Trump’s unpredictability, and Europe’s own problems – Brexit in particular – today we face numerous uncertainties, leaving the field of possibilities wide open.