Nacionalna sigurnost i obrana Francuske
National Security and the Defense of France

Summary/Abstract: Seen in its totality the defence system of France is enclosed within the NATO pact. The French do not deny this and even stress it as a fact of essential significance because the mutual support and solidarity with allies in case of danger and aggression is a matter of interest to all. An analysis of the French conception of national security shows nevertheless that the stress is put upon independence, especially where making decisions about the use of particular forces (the nuclear ones especially) and the use of its territory by its allies is concerned. The French cherish their alliance, but in ways which will allow them to decide about their own destiny without having the obligation to accept common solutions and decisions on the part of the organs of the NATO pact. This fact explains the hightened interest for the study of the conception of national security and the defence system of France and its specific features when compared to the defence systems of other countries within NATO.

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