Polls show Jean-Luc Mélenchon could reach the French presidential election’s second round next year.

Archived copy is here: https://archive.is/DqZ6m

The article says this:

“Immediately withdraw from NATO’s integrated command and then, in stages, from the organization itself. Reject the tribute demanded by the United States of 5% of GDP devoted to defense spending,” read France Unbowed’s 222-page program.

However, France under Mélenchon would still provide assistance to European Union countries under EU treaties, the document added

Is Melenchon right? Is it better for the EU to be the organisation of mutual defence guarantees for Europe, rather than NATO?

  • petrescatraian@libranet.de
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    2 days ago

    I saw that you’re actually investing more into your nuclear capabilities tho, like that submarine that was launched earlier this year. Besides that, there’s a lot of stuff that changed in warfare since everyone was spending 2%. And now others have increased their spending as well. It does suck, indeed, but it is what it is.

    • stormdelay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      That submarine was planned for and built under the 2% budget. What wasn’t is the announced warhead count increase, which probably wouldn’t have happened under the previous spending target, going from 290 to an undisclosed number.