UK-France Nuclear Steering Group Advances Progress Under Northwood Declaration
What was announced
Statement by the United Kingdom and the French Republic on Nuclear Policy and Cooperation.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Senior Officials and Military Personnel from the UK and France met in London to advance nuclear cooperation under the Northwood Declaration. The Nuclear Steering Group (NSG) - jointly chaired by the UK Cabinet Office and the Presidency of the French Republic - discussed the significant progress which had been made to deepen coordination between the independent deterrents of the UK and France.
- The NSG noted the importance of any adversary which would consider threatening the vital interests of either nation knowing that they would be confronted by the combined strength of both forces. The NSG hailed the UK’s recent participation in France’s airborne nuclear exercise - Operation Rummy - as an indication of the two nations’ increased operational alignment.
- They also discussed France’s “Forward Deterrence” initiative. The NSG emphasised the significant value that “Forward Deterrence” provided to European security and deterrence in the Euro-Atlantic and the degree to which it further complicated the calculus of potential adversaries in addition to NATO.
Who and where
UK bodies of power
- Cabinet Office (UK government department) · more news
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Topics, as GOV.UK files them: UK nuclear deterrent.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-france-nuclear-steering-group-advances-progress-under-northwood-declaration
- Published 2026-11-10 17:00:00 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-11-10 17:00:44 UTC from GOV.UK
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