Kevin Brooks wrote:
"shonen" wrote in message
...

The French felt that they needed an independent nuclear capability
to deter the Soviets, rather than relying on the US, who had
demonstrated a willingness to sacrifice NATO security for their
own.

No, [...]
Note that the UK also developed its own independent nuclear force

Did they? From the little I know the nuclear force in UK was far from
independant from the US...