JAKARTA - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit his country's secret submarine armed with nuclear warheads amid his pessimism about the United States' (US) alignment as an ally will potentially see the Russia-Ukraine war spill over into other European countries.
AP reported on Friday, February 27, the submarine was hiding in the ocean, the location of the visit was not explained. However, it is clear that Macron as President of France has full authority to launch French nuclear weapons on submarines or fighter planes.
For decades, Europe has lived under the umbrella of US nuclear weapons protection, which has been stationed on the continent since the mid-1950s to deter attacks by the Soviet Union, and now Russia.
However, recently, several European politicians and defense analysts have questioned whether the US power can contribute and be relied on for its allies.
They refer to US President Donald Trump's approach to Russia at war with Ukraine, and the most shaking Europe is Trump's whimsical attitude towards the attempt to annex Greenland, an autonomous region of Denmark.
After Britain left the European Union (EU), France became the only EU country with nuclear weapons. Doubts about the US under Trump's leadership, despite having a transatlantic security commitment, are very relevant for France.
Based on this, France plans to revise its nuclear doctrine and is scheduled to begin next Monday. In the possibility of renewal, France closes joint control of nuclear weapons at the European level while still opening its contribution to allies.
The possibility of revising the French nuclear doctrine is sure to be calibrated and carefully studied by allies and of course potential enemies.
If realized, Macron's efforts to update France's nuclear doctrine are among the most important decisions he will make in the 14 months remaining in his term as President of France, before the country's general election in 2027.
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