Both countries are looking to rekindle their estranged relationship on a strategic level
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday announced that their countries are doubling down on their strategic cooperation on nuclear deterrence, aiming to strengthen Europe’s defence posture.
Shortly after their joint €100 billion fighter jet project imploded, both countries are now looking to rekindle their estranged relationship on a strategic level.
“This unprecedented bilateral cooperation will contribute to strengthening deterrence in Europe,” the agreement signed on Friday in Brühl, Germany, says.
The partnership will focus on “the integration of conventional capabilities, Deep Precision Strike and missile defence capabilities with nuclear deterrence”, in order to increase the ability “to manage escalation below the nuclear threshold and to develop the necessary conventional capabilities,” the document reads.
