Discussions were held with France and Germany about a joint nuclear deterrent, but these were curtailed in 1958 by Charles de Gaulles desire for an independent French deterrent
ह्यातच भरीस भर म्हणजे १९५६ साली इंग्लंड आणि फ्रान्सच्या हल्ल्यांना न जुमानता इजिप्तने सुवेझ कालव्याचे राष्ट्रीयीकरण केले.