Bulletin, By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns, July 17, 2023 France’s nuclear arsenal has remained stable over the past decade and contains approximately 290 warheads..... Nearly all of France’s warheads are deployed or operationally available for deployment on short notice. .................................. France’s nuclear doctrine Successive heads of state, including Presidents Sarkozy, Hollande, and now Macron, have…
France’s nuclear stockpile of approximately 290 warheads has remained stable in recent years, but significant modernizations are underway regarding ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, submarines, aircraft, and the nuclear industrial complex.