Quote Originally Posted by Furunculu5
france can project power
france has nukes
france has vast territory
france sits at the heart of french speaking and french associated nations

there is four reasons why france should be on the SC and not germany. :)
On the other hand, Germany can also project power, they could easily develop nukes if the need ever arose, they have more citizens than France and are better developed economically. They're about the same size, but they indeed lack the 'trust' France has in its former colonies.