Macron says Europe must become 'space power' again

Before SpaceX, Ariane Space was pretty dominant in the commercial sattelite launch market. But they completely botched the Ariane 6 design and are now likely still decade away from having a reusable first stage, which is required to remain competitive.

They can be lucky that SpaceX is wasting their resources on a reusable second stage, which will likely never be economical.

Again?

I mean we have ESA right? As much as I love the idea of getting more budget for space stuff, I don't like this Trump-esque nostalgia-driven "make ___ great again" rhetoric. When did we stop being a space power?

In other words, France realizes that they need ICBMs to be taken serious, especially in Asia.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_intercontinental_ballistic_missiles