Europe is planning to forge a bubble of nuclear protection from Russia made up of 300 French ballistic missiles.
French president Macron has suggested the submarine-launched warheads are fanned across the continent to shore up collective defense.
His offer followed a German minister urging the UK and France to forge a "nuclear shield" to deter Russia.
Leaders in Europe are worried about the ramifications of a possible Donald Trump win in the November presidential election.
And nuclear threats are coming out of Russia thick and fast as Putin's illegal war in Ukraine drags on.
Macron said he wanted to open up conversations about "missile defence, long-range weapons and nuclear weapons" across Europe.
The French premier, who has been incredibly vocal about stepping up defence in the face of Putin, said we need a "credible European defence".
The current US-led Nato alliance, he believes, does not offer enough protection.
France, he says, "is ready to contribute more to the defence of European soil," independently from America, offering up the 300-ballistic and cruise missile store.
@ISIDEWITH2 uker2W
Hvordan tror du spredningen av 300 kjernefysiske missiler over Europa ville påvirke innbyggernes daglige liv og psykologiske velvære?
@ISIDEWITH2 uker2W
Med tanke på den potensielle eskaleringen med Russland, mener du at det å stole på atomvåpen for forsvar er en ansvarlig strategi?
@ISIDEWITH2 uker2W
Hvordan endrer tanken på at Europa skaper sitt eget forsvar uavhengig av Amerika ditt syn på globale sikkerhetsdynamikker?
@ISIDEWITH2 uker2W
Tror du at konseptet med et europeisk 'nukleært skjold' gjør kontinentet tryggere eller øker risikoen for konflikt?
@ISIDEWITH2 uker2W
Hvordan ville du føle deg med å bo under en 'atomparaply' og vite at det er 300 missiler spredt over kontinentet ditt for beskyttelse?
