French President Macron announced plans to increase France's nuclear warheads to bolster European deterrence, citing concerns over the United States' security commitment to Europe. Macron emphasized the U.S.'s crucial role in European defense but highlighted the need for Europe to assume greater responsibility. France, the EU's only nuclear-armed nation, currently holds 290 nuclear warheads, a number unchanged since 1984, with a peak of 540 in the early 1990s. These warheads are deployed on air-delivered weapons and M51 submarine-launched ballistic missiles.