French President Emmanuel Macron warned Friday that European nations “cannot remain spectators” in the face of a potential nuclear arms race and urged them to push an “international arms control agenda.” “Europeans must realize collectively that in the absence of a legal framework, they could rapidly face a new race for conventional weapons, even nuclear […]

France, the European Union’s sole nuclear power since Britain’s exit from the bloc, will unveil Friday how it intends to use its atomic arsenal as a deterrent in an increasingly unstable world. President Emmanuel Macron, in an address to military officers graduating in Paris, is expected to recommit to upgrading France’s capacity, at a time […]

DefenceTalkAirbus chief Tom Enders on Thursday warned the European aerospace giant could make “very harmful decisions” for Britain if it leaves the European Union without a deal, the latest multinational to issue a stark alert. Enders branded the government’s handling of Brexit a “disgrace” and suggested 14,000 jobs at its sites designing and manufacturing wings […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-warns-no-deal-brexit-could-spark-very-harmful-decisions-72078/

DefenceTalkThis year’s Farnborough air show was not a vintage year for aircraft orders, analysts say, a gloomy outlook clouded by Brexit and further darkening as European giant Airbus slashed output of its A380 superjumbo. Airbus’ announcement late Tuesday that the Franco-German planemaker would halve A380 production to one a month from 2018 caused some turbulence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-airshow-wobbles-on-weak-demand-as-brexit-clouds-out-67827/

DefenceTalkBritain’s shock vote to leave the EU is bad news for NATO and for Europe’s defence cooperation in general, experts said ahead of this week’s NATO summit. “It’s bad news for everyone,” said Camille Grand, director of the Fondation pour la recherche strategique (RFS, or Strategic Research Foundation) in Paris. “In NATO, the British will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/why-brexit-is-bad-for-nato-europes-defence-67792/

DefenceTalkBritain leaving the EU would damage Western security and dangerously weaken Europe, five ex-NATO chiefs and a host of former US secretaries of state and defence warned on Tuesday. The former NATO heads said a so-called Brexit would undermine the transatlantic military alliance and “give succour to the West’s enemies”, and would “undoubtably lead to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ex-nato-heads-us-defence-chiefs-fire-brexit-warning-67447/