1 week ago France spent €90,000 countering research into impact of Pacific nuclear tests

Documents suggest campaign to discredit revelation that tests contaminated many more people than acknowledgedFrance’s Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) has spent tens of thousands of euros in an effort to counter research revealing that Paris has consistently underestimated the devastating impact of its nuclear tests in French Polynesia in the 1960s and 1970s.Days before a parliamentary inquiry presents its report on the tests, documents obtained by the investigative outlet Disclose, and seen by Le Monde and the Guardian, suggest the CEA ran a concerted campaign to discredit the revelations. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Macron open to stationing French nuclear weapons in other European nations

French president in talks with Germany and Poland over whether the warheads can protect them against Russia

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3 w. ago China's warplane that can take on western technology: How Pakistan used Beijing

A dogfight between the air forces of nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India reportedly saw several Indian jets shot down, with at least one believed to be a Rafale.

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin rejects ceasefire ultimatum proposed by European leaders

Leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland told Russian president to accept unconditional 30-day ceasefire by Monday or face increased sanctions and weapons transfers to UkraineVladimir Putin has rejected an ultimatum by European leaders to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine or face increased sanctions, but has proposed holding direct negotiations with Kyiv this week.The leaders of Britain, France, Ge. rmany and Poland told the Russian president either to sign up to an unconditional ceasefire by Monday or face increased sanctions and weapons transfers to Ukraine. Continue reading...

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last month France and Poland’s reconciliation is a sign of Europe’s alarm over US disengagement

A new pact could be the first step towards extending France’s nuclear shield over central EuropeIn the city where a dethroned Polish king once governed a French province and built enduring landmarks, the leaders of France and Poland will sign a treaty on Friday that could be the first formal step towards extending French nuclear deterrence over central Europe in this new era of US unreliability.The treaty of Nancy will be signed on Europe Day, in the town hall on the 18th-century Place Stanislas, by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk. It will cement a reconciliation between two countries that have been estranged within the EU for most of the last three decades.Paul Taylor is a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre Continue reading...

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last month France and Poland’s reconciliation is a sign of Europe’s alarm over US disengagement | Paul Taylor

A new pact could be the first step towards extending France’s nuclear shield over central EuropeIn the city where a dethroned Polish king once governed a French province and built enduring landmarks, the leaders of France and Poland will sign a treaty on Friday that could be the first formal step towards extending French nuclear deterrence over central Europe in this new era of US unreliability.The treaty of Nancy will be signed on Europe Day, in the town hall on the 18th-century Place Stanislas, by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk. It will cement a reconciliation between two countries that have been estranged within the EU for most of the last three decades.Paul Taylor is a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre Continue reading...

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