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Politico (9 October 2026)

Laura KAYALI

In a rare interview, a top French general provides details about the country’s nuclear deterrent. 

The French air force is drawing on wars in Ukraine and the Middle East to help shape its nuclear strike training — and is increasingly willing to talk about it to deter Russia.

Four times a year, about 50 French aircraft take to the skies for Operation Poker to rehearse a nuclear attack on an enemy country.

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