The Franco-German Duo and Nuclear Deterrence

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The Franco-German Duo and Nuclear Deterrence I

2 nd 2016 Contact et inscription : nicolas.

fr Centre de Recherches Historiques de l'ouest

Université de Bretagne Sud, UFR LLSHS - Maison de

With the support of the Nuclear Proliferation

1 The Franco-German Duo and Nuclear Deterrence I nternational Conference L or ient, June 30 th -July 2 nd 2016 Contact et inscription : nicolas.badalassi@univ-ubs.fr Centre de Recherches Historiques de l'ouest (CERHIO), Lorient, UMR Université de Bretagne Sud, UFR LLSHS - Maison de la Recherche, 4 rue Jean Zay, Lorient. With the support of the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project (NPIHP), Wilson Center, and the Institut d'etudes Européennes, EA 2291, Université Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE UNIVERSITÉ BRETAGNE-SUD, LORIENT 1-2 JULY 2016 The Franco-German Duo and Nuclear Deterrence: Between Misgivings, Misunderstandings, and Implicit Convergences (from 1954 until

2 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE UNIVERSITÉ BRETAGNE-SUD, LORIENT 1-2 JULY 2016 The Franco-German Duo and Nuclear Deterrence: Between Misgivings, Misunderstandings, and Implicit Convergences (from 1954 until today) WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE NPIHP (WILSON CENTER) 1 AND THE ICEE (UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 3 SORBONNE NOUVELLE, EA 2291) 1 This conference was made possible in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York (NPIHP, Wilson Center).

3 Friday, 1 July :00 9:30 OPENING SESSION Welcome address by Eric Limousin (Director of the Faculté de Lettres, Langues, Sciences Humaines et Sociales, University of South Brittany) Introduction by the organisers: Nicolas Badalassi (University of South Brittany, CERHIO), Frédéric Gloriant (University of Paris III, ICEE), Guillaume de Rougé (University of Paris III, ICEE) 9:30 11:00 PANEL 1: FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE TO THE NUCLEAR AMBIGUITIES OF THE ADENAUER / DE GAULLE ERA Chair & Discussant: Benedikt Schoenborn (University of Tampere) Elmar Hellendoorn (University of Utrecht), Nuclear Beginnings between Paris and Bonn. French Politico-Strategic Motives for Franco- German Uranium Enrichment and the Syndicat d études pour une usine de séparation isotopique européenne, Andreas Lutsch (University of Würzburg; CISAC, Stanford University), From Bonn to Valhalla? Nuclear Assistance and West German Nuclear Ambitions, Frédéric Gloriant (University of Paris III, ICEE), De Gaulle s Nuclear Policy towards West Germany: A Historiographical Reappraisal, :00 11:15 Coffee Break

4 11:15 12:30 PANEL 2: OSTPOLITIK AND THE FRANCO-GERMAN NUCLEAR RELATIONS Chair: Elmar Hellendoorn (University of Utrecht) Benedikt Schoenborn (University of Tampere), Early Concepts of Ostpolitik and French Nuclear Deterrence. Nicolas Badalassi (University of South Brittany, CERHIO), Franco- German Relations, European Security and Disarmament Issues in the Era of Ostpolitik, Discussant: Andreas Lutsch (University of Würzburg; CISAC, Stanford University) 12:30 14:00 Lunch 14:00 16:00 PANEL 3: FROM THE EUROMISSILES CRISIS UNTIL THE END OF THE COLD WAR Chair & Discussant: Frédéric Bozo (University of Paris III, ICEE) Ilaria Parisi (University of Paris III, ICEE), Moving to the Second Circle : French Deterrence, the Defence of Europe and the German Question, Yannick Pincé (University of Paris III, ICEE), France-Federal Germany: A strategic Debate that became Political during the Eighties. Dominique Mongin (INALCO), Evolution of French Nuclear Strategy towards Germany during the Mitterrand s Presidency. 16:00 16:30 Coffee Break

5 16:30 18:00 PANEL 4: CONTROVERSIES AND CONCEPTS: HOW RELEVANT IS THE CONCEPT OF EXTENDED NUCLEAR DETERRENCE IN THE FRANCO- GERMAN CONTEXT? Chair & Discussant: Oliver Meier (SWP, Berlin) Joël Mouric (University of Western Brittany), Raymond Aron, Germany and the Atomic Bomb. Christine Leah (Yale University), Extended Deterrence by Non- Superpower Nuclear Weapon States. Saturday, 2 July :00 11:00 PANEL 5: NUCLEAR UNCERTAINTIES IN THE POST-COLD WAR ERA Chair : Dominique Mongin (INALCO) Guillaume de Rougé (University of Paris III, ICEE), The French Commitment in the Alliance's Nuclear Deterrence Debate since 2014: Rationale, Challenges, and Potential Implications for the Franco- German Relationship. Oliver Meier (SWP, Berlin), Walking Together in Different Directions? Prospects for French-German Cooperation on Nuclear Deterrence and Arms Control. Discussant: Christine Leah (Yale University) 11:00 11:15 Coffee Break 11:15 12:00 CONCLUSION AND DEBATE

6 Participants Frédéric Bozo, University of Paris III, ICEE Oliver Meier, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin Dominique Mongin, INALCO Benedikt Schoenborn, University of Tampere Nicolas Badalassi, University of South Brittany, CERHIO Frédéric Gloriant, University of Paris III, ICEE Elmar Hellendoorn, University of Utrecht Christine Leah, Yale University Andreas Lutsch, University of Würzburg - CISAC, Stanford University Joël Mouric, University of Western Brittany Ilaria Parisi, University of Paris III, ICEE Yannick Pincé, University of Paris III, ICEE Guillaume de Rougé, University of Paris III, ICEE

ILLUSIONARY VISIONS OR POLICY OPTIONS?

Organized by: ILLUSIONARY VISIONS OR POLICY OPTIONS? DISCONTENT OVER COLD WAR SECURITY ARCHITECTURE IN EUROPE AND THE SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVES STRESEMANN-WORKSHOP 2015 5-8 JULY 2015 THE STRESEMANN HALL