In French doctrine, nuclear weapons are meant to deter attacks against 'vital interests,' to create uncertainty among potential attackers about what these interests could be. But here, things get defined. That's a change.

Despite political uncertainty, we are committed to investing in Thailand. We are quite confident in the great potential of Thailand as the centre of commerce in this region. I don't have any worries about the current political conflicts.

What triggered it was the attack against the trains in the Madrid suburbs,

The name of the game is to try to line up the international community so the Iranians can't play one against the other.

The timing doesn't look absolutely great. It's not a speech you give if you're trying to convince people not to acquire nuclear weapons.

No French politician will get any mileage by going back on the CAP reforms. Anyone who did would end up with farmers coming out with their pitchforks on the streets, and maybe dumping manure in front of (government) buildings.