👔📝🇫🇷💣 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Macron Unveils Major Nuclear Expansion By 2035 | March 22, 2025:

"France has talked a big, hawkish anti-Russia game of late, but this week President Macron has actually backed up the rhetoric with action, but which brings Europe another step closer to nuclear escalation with Moscow.

France unveiled earlier this week plans to establish a new nuclear-capable air base, which will be its fourth, also to be home to two squadrons of the latest version of its domestic-made Dassault Rafale multirole fighter.

France plans to invest around 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) to establish the new nuke-capable installation. A moment, the three air bases equipped with secure weapons storage for nuclear missiles are: Saint-Dizier, Istres, and Avord."

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🇫🇷⚡️💣🕊 — 📰 Politico | France to reopen fourth nuclear air base as Europe rushes to rearm | Emmanuel Macron announces site near Germany will be modernized to host nukes amid fears Donald Trump will desert the continent | March 18, 2025:

"France will modernize one of the country's main air bases so it can host nuclear weapons, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday.

"The Luxeuil air base is about to be upgraded in an unprecedented way and regain its full role in France's nuclear deterrent," he said, speaking from the area, adding it will need a "massive investment" to house two squadrons of Rafale jets able to carry nuclear weapons.

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Announcing the storage of modern nuclear missiles on an air base less than 200 kilometers from the German border is strategic signalling. It also comes after Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said he wanted to hold talks about France's nuclear deterrent as fears grow of a U.S. retreat from the continent."

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🇺🇸❌🇻🇪❗️ — United States President Donald J Trump announces new massive tariffs on the Chavista-ruled Venezuela, rightfully pointing out that Venezuelan Regime has purposefully deceitfully sent thousands of criminals operating under Venezuelan Intelligence as Tren de Aragua (now classified as a Foreign Terror organization)

Donald Trump also announces that any country that purchases Oil and/or Gas from Venezuela will be forced to pay a Tariff of 25% to the United States!

🇷🇺📞🇺🇸 — Russia-USA talks in Saudi Arabia just finished after 12 hours.

🇪🇺📞✈️ — Airbus Defence & Space CEO: European nations are exploring options to replace US Space assets like Starlink and strategic airlift capabilities.

🇺🇸/🇺🇦 President Trump says a rare earths deal with Ukraine has been reached and will be signed shortly.

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🇪🇺🚫🇭🇺🚫🇪🇺🤝🇺🇦 — 📰 Politico | Europe’s new unanimity: Orbán doesn’t need to agree | If the Hungarian prime minister wants to go it alone, he’s very welcome to, diplomats say | March 20, 2025:

"(...) Rules that normally require all 27 EU countries to agree on a joint statement for it to be issued on behalf of the European Council were firmly in the crosshairs two weeks ago, when he attempted to derail proposals for Europe to fill the gap left by an American aid cutoff for Kyiv.

Then though, a text agreed by the remaining 26 countries was appended to the other resolutions, which were unanimously agreed. And while Hungary opted out, it was still issued as a formal European Council conclusion. That tactic seems to be working and diplomats told POLITICO they intend to use it again.

"The statement on Ukraine today will be issued as an annex on behalf of the 26," said one senior EU diplomat, granted anonymity to discuss Thursday's closed-door talks. "This is the new normal. And it is useful when it comes to political intent. Maybe down the line though we will encounter other problems."

Meanwhile, a top EU official added, Hungary's objections are being priced in — and quickly ignored.

"After March 6, no one has any doubts that there is divergence with one member state. The objective should always be to have conclusions at 27 — if it’s not possible, if the strategic division is maintained, and we have all the indications that it is maintained, that we would move forward at 26," the official said."

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🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇵🇱🇷🇴🗯🇪🇺 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Europe's Reported Plan To Replace The US In NATO Ignores The Interests Of Five Key Countries | Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack | March 23, 2025:

"It’s strongly implied that Poland, the Baltic States, and Romania prefer to remain under the US’ security umbrella...

The Financial Times (FT) cited four unnamed European officials to report that “European military powers work on 5-10 year plan to replace US in Nato”. The UK, France, Germany, and the Nordic nations are named as those that want to present this proposal to the US during the next NATO Summit in June. They also reported that some countries have refused to participate in these talks either out of fear that this could encourage the US to move faster in this regard or due to their belief that it won’t abandon Europe.

FT is likely referring to Poland, the Baltic States, and Romania, the most important countries on NATO’s eastern flank, all of whom prefer to remain under the US’ security umbrella. Poland’s recent flirtation with France could herald a full-blown pivot if the ruling liberal-globalists win May’s presidential election, but for now it functions as an attempt to rebalance ties with the US amidst uncertainty over its future plans. It can also be seen as a misguided negotiation tactic to keep and expand the US’ military presence."


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