**[French President Announces Increase in Nuclear Warheads to Reshape Europe's Nuclear Deterrence]** BlockBeats News, March 2: French President Emmanuel Macron stated that due to the wavering of the United States' security commitments to the European continent, France will increase the number of nuclear warheads to strengthen Europe's nuclear deterrence. He added that the United States will play a critical role in European defense but warned that Washington's recent rhetoric indicates Europe needs to take on a greater role in its own defense. As the leader of the only EU country with nuclear weapons, Macron faces growing questions about whether he will extend France's nuclear defense umbrella to cover the entire European continent. According to data from the *Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists*, France currently has a stockpile of 290 nuclear warheads, roughly the same level as in 1984. France's nuclear arsenal peaked in the early 1990s, with as many as 540 nuclear warheads. These warheads are distributed between air-dropped weapons and M51 submarine-launched ballistic missiles. *(Jin10)*