The legacy of World War II and the division of Eastern and Western
Europe produced a radical asymmetry, and a variety of misgivings and
misunderstandings, in French and German experiences of the nuclear age.
At the same time, however, political actors in both nations continually
labored to reconcile their differences and engage in productive
strategic dialogue. Grounded in cutting-edge research and freshly
discovered archival sources, France, Germany, and Nuclear Deterrence
teases out the paradoxical nuclear interactions between France and
Germany from 1954 to the present day.