I don't personally think it's a great move by them by any means, but I think it's shallow to not try and understand how they may see it, as a bit more complicated than 'attacking uninvolved third parties', especially given these things seems to be happening across the EU[2], so it's likely not specifically about France.

This also seems to have happened at US bases[3].

It's rather likely their attempt to show that they can 'reach' further than conventional means would suggest.

1 - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/uk-france-germ...

2 - https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/temperature...

3 - https://www.food-safety.com/articles/11974-refrigerator-malf...