There is no extreme threat to Britain that would not prompt a response on the beaches, the landing grounds, in the fields and in the streets, and in the hills; we shall never not respond.
The EU essentially seeks nukes but isn't about to be clear about it:
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and President Emmanuel Macron of France will announce on Thursday the details of a new defense relationship that will include a first-ever pledge to have their nuclear arsenals work together in the event of serious danger to allies in Europe. ...
The agreement between the two countries will affirm that “there is no extreme threat to Europe that would not prompt a response by both nations,” according to a statement published late on Wednesday by the British Ministry of Defense.
The announcement expected on Thursday is not a full guarantee of nuclear protection for European nations, but experts said it is a small step in that direction.
Stirring words should the Europeans ever go toe-to-toe with the Russkies.
Pledging Britain's people to safeguard the continent when its role in NATO should do that seems like a way of retreating from Brexit a little bit more. France's desire to stiff-arm NATO is no shock.
Further, Moscow will need to use their best translators to figure out whether that the double negative that backs into a sort-of-nuclear guarantee is a deterrent.
And we'll see if Britain and France--on behalf of all Europeans--can convincingly pledge to trade London or Paris for Odessa or Budapest any more easily that America in the Cold War pledged New York for Bonn.
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