The Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu defended Monday before the National Assembly the need for an envelope of 413 billion euros over seven years. The minister supported a text that "does not propose a fundamental break with our historical model", but suggests "adapting" it in a context of "tougher competition between great powers, against a background of nuclear proliferation" The text must "continue to repair a defense tool damaged in the past by short-term policies," the minister said.