Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)


2006 France Special Weapons News



  • 4 states may join ITER reactor project in 2007 - Russian scientist RIA Novosti 27 Nov 2006 -- An international agreement to build ITER, an experimental nuclear fusion reactor in France, may be joined next year by another four countries, the director of a Russian nuclear center said Monday.
  • Deal to build world's first fusion power reactor signed RIA Novosti 21 Nov 2006 -- An international agreement to build the world's first fusion power reactor, known by the acronym ITER, has been signed in Paris.
  • Premier essai en vol réussi pour le M51 EADS 09 Nov 2006 -- Biscarosse, le 9 novembre- Les équipes de la DGA, et d’Astrium ont procédé depuis la Base de Lancements Balistiques de Biscarrosse au premier essai en vol du M51 qui s’est déroulé de façon parfaitement nominale.
  • International Forum To Collaborate on New Reactors Washington File 21 Feb 2006 -- The United States signed an agreement about sodium-cooled fast reactor systems with France and Japan February 16, providing the framework for collaboration among these countries on the research and development of advanced nuclear reactors.
  • India, France sign 9 agreements including nuclear declaration IRNA 20 Feb 2006 -- India and France on Monday signed nine agreements, including a declaration on nuclear energy and a pact on defence cooperation, after the conclusion of talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and visiting French President Jacques Chirac.
  • India, France sign document on civilian nuclear cooperation IRNA 20 Feb 2006 -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the visiting French President Jacques Chirac today signed a landmark document on civilian nuclear cooperation and a defence pact, declaring that New Delhi would place its nuclear facilities acquired in "future" through international cooperation under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards.
  • India and France Agree to Cooperate on Nuclear Energy VOA 20 Feb 2006 -- A visit to India by the president of France has led to an agreement for the two nations to cooperate on civilian nuclear technology.
  • India, France to sign Peaceful Nuke Cooperation Declaration IRNA 17 Feb 2006 -- India and France will sign a `Declaration' on development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and an agreement on Defence cooperation during the upcoming visit of French President Jacques Chirac here on February 19-20, taking their strategic partnership forward.
  • India, France to sign agreement on civil N-cooperation: Chirac IRNA 17 Feb 2006 -- France are "close" to reaching an agreement with India on civil nuclear cooperation but feels that "more work" is required on both sides, French President Jacques Chirac has said ahead of his visit here.
  • Asefi dismisses Chirac's unconventional claims on nuclear arms IRNA 21 Jan 2006 -- The 'unconventional' claims by French President Jacques Chirac on the use of nuclear arms under the pretext of preventing terrorism are 'unacceptable', said an Iranian Foreign Ministry official here on Saturday.
  • Chirac Warns of Nuclear Response to State-Sponsored Terrorism VOA 19 Jan 2006 -- French President Jacques Chirac has raised the threat of a nuclear response to state-sponsored terrorist attacks on French soil.
  • Transcript: Speech by Jacques CHIRAC, President of the French Republic, during his visit to The Stategic Forces Présidence de la République française 19 Jan 2006 -- "As I emphasized immediately after the attacks of 11 September 2001, nuclear deterrence is not intended to deter fanatical terrorists. Yet, the leaders of States who would use terrorist means against us, as well as those who would consider using, in one way or another, weapons of mass destruction, must understand that they would lay themselves open to a firm and adapted response on our part. And this response could be a conventional one. It could also be of a different kind".