If US commitment to the NATO nuclear umbrella is questioned, Russia will attempt to capitalize on it.

Threats of nuclear action are considerably more believable when there’s no threat of nuclear retaliation. Ukraine would never have been invaded if they still had nuclear weapons.

Viva la France!

But we cannot expect France to shoulder the entire burden. Other European nation should consider developing their own weapons as well.

Considering that the Doomsday Clock is set at 89 seconds to midnight, I’d say 5 whole minutes is a lot of time, comparatively.