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        "id": 2052885,
        "msgid": "france-and-uk-hold-first-nuclear-strike-simulation-in-the-mediterranean-1792794014",
        "date": "2026-10-24 04:12:12",
        "title": "France and UK Hold First Nuclear Strike Simulation in the Mediterranean",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "French and British air forces have conducted their first joint exercise simulating a nuclear strike, using Rafale and Typhoon aircraft over the Mediterranean. The drill, which involved no real nuclear weapons, was presented as a way to strengthen coordination and underline the allies\u2019 commitment to European and NATO security amid heightened tensions with Russia.",
        "content": "<p>The French and British air forces have held their first joint\nexercise simulating a nuclear strike. Codenamed Rummy, the drill\ninvolved Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets and French Rafale\naircraft over the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\n<p>According to AFP on Saturday (24 October 2026), statements from the\ntwo countries\u2019 defence ministries said the exercise was conducted in\naccordance with security procedures, did not involve real nuclear\nweapons and aimed to improve coordination between the two nuclear powers\nin Western Europe.<\/p>\n<p>After taking off from a base in north-eastern France, \u201cFrench Rafale\naircraft, escorted by RAF Typhoon jets, carried out a simulated nuclear\nstrike\u201d, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The exercise took place amid persistently high tensions between NATO\nmember states and nuclear-armed Russia, around four and a half years\nafter Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron has offered to extend France\u2019s\nnuclear deterrent protection to other European allies, as France is now\nthe European Union\u2019s only nuclear power following Brexit.<\/p>\n<p>French Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin said that \u201cpossessing an\nindependent nuclear force does not preclude coordination\u201d. She added\nthat the joint exercise with the UK showed that \u201cour nuclear forces can\ncontribute more significantly to NATO\u2019s overall security\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In the French-language version of the joint statement, British\nDefence Secretary Wes Streeting described the exercise as a new chapter\nin the UK-France relationship on nuclear defence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis exercise demonstrates the depth of our partnership, the\ncredibility of our nuclear deterrent and our determination to remain\nunited in the face of emerging threats,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on his X account, Streeting added: \u201cThis is an important\nstep in UK-France defence cooperation, as well as a clear signal that we\nstand shoulder to shoulder with our allies in safeguarding European\nsecurity and ensuring a credible deterrent.\u201d<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/france-and-uk-hold-first-nuclear-strike-simulation-in-the-mediterranean-1792794014",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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