★ General ★ ★ ★ ★ JÉRÔME FOREWORD BELLANGER CHIEF OF STAFF E very day, developments on the international scene confirm the findings and projections of the National Strategic Review. The outbreak of another war on European soil is the most significant...
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★ General ★ ★ ★ ★ JÉRÔME FOREWORD BELLANGER CHIEF OF STAFF E very day, developments on the international scene confirm the findings and projections of the National Strategic Review. The outbreak of another war on European soil is the most significant indicator of this situation, shifting our nuclear deterrent, particularly our OF THE FRENCH AIR AND SPACE FORCE airborne component, to center stage. The need to strengthen our capabilities for anticipation and conventional action is equally clear in areas that have once again become essential, such as control of the electromagnetic spectrum. More broadly, in the Air, at very high altitudes and in Space, two trends are emerging for Airmen: increased conflict, which is all the more problematic as it is accompanied by weakened frameworks for arms control and the regulation of violence, and breakneck innovation in military technologies, both the most sophisticated and the most basic. This increasingly competitive environment requires us to be
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