‘To be free, we have to be feared,’ Macron says in keynote nuclear speech
France • Mar 2, 2026, 1:14 PM
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France will increase its nuclear warheads for the first time in decades, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday, saying that “to be free, we have to be feared”. Macron delivered the update on the country’s nuclear strategy in a keynote speech from the military base hosting the nation's ballistic missile submarines.