Norway to join France-led nuclear deterrence program
Norway has officially joined France's nuclear deterrence program to enhance security in Europe. The agreement was announced by French President Emmanuel Macron and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store during a signing ceremony in Paris. This pact is part of a broader strategy to strengthen defense cooperation among European nations amid escalating security concerns.
- ▪Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store announced the agreement with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.
- ▪The nuclear deterrence program aims to bolster security on the continent amid serious security challenges.
- ▪Norway is the ninth country to join the program, which includes other European nations like Germany and the UK.
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France's President Emmanuel Macron (right) and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store (left) shake hands after an agreement signing ceremony for the "advanced nuclear deterrence" and prior to a working dinner at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on May 27, 2026. CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON / AFP The leaders of France and Norway said on Wednesday, May 27, that Oslo will join a Paris-led nuclear deterrence scheme to bolster security on the continent. "We are contending with the most serious security situation since the Second World War," Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said as he and French President Emmanuel Macron announced in Paris that the two countries had signed a defence pact.
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