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Finland French nuclear umbrella and European security 2026
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FIRST ENTRY SEP 14
SEP 14 · Day 1
Finland seeks shelter under French nuclear umbrella amid Russian and US uncertainty
A nuclear steering group will be set up in the coming months to begin implementing the cooperation.
Britain, Germany, Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Denmark, and Norway had already joined France's nuclear umbrella cooperation before Finland.
Alexander Stubb stated that the initiative does not replace NATO's nuclear deterrence and that the move had been discussed with the US and NATO.