{"id":"01375d5c-3871-48c4-9d05-4f3982ba002e","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3367473/finland-join-frances-forward-nuclear-deterrent","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Finland to join France’s forward nuclear deterrent","plainHeadline":"Finland joins France’s forward nuclear deterrent plan","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Finland decided to join France’s forward deterrence initiative, as announced in a joint statement.","A nuclear steering group will be set up in coming months to implement cooperation.","Finland is the 10th European country to join the plan.","The partnership aims to bolster European security amid Nato reassessment.","Final decision on use of nuclear weapons remains with the French president."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T10:27:19.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T11:07:47.983Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/1090b4db-b7fd-45ea-9c26-98ccb49de9d4","storyId":"1090b4db-b7fd-45ea-9c26-98ccb49de9d4","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/14/2105fddc-a0bc-4fa2-8253-0f3e7561ca4f_5339d381.jpg?itok=dgga8ETF&v=1789381628","author":"Agence France-Presse","dek":"Finland has decided to join France’s forward nuclear deterrence initiative, extending the measure to a country sharing a long border with Russia, the two countries said in a joint statement on Monday."}