de Gaulle never trusted a NATO (American) guarantee of France’s defense. de Gaulle wanted an independent deterrent with a French finger on the button. France still has that independent deterrent, the force de frappe. Taiwan, Japan and South Korea might want to follow the French example.
France still has that independent deterrent, the force de frappe.
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The ‘force de frappe’ troops and air force are tied up fighting a guerrilla war in some African country no one has ever heard of. The rest are practicing their cross county sprints