2008 France Special Weapons News |
- French Government Calls for Water Table Tests After Nuclear Leak VOA 18 Jul 2008 -- The French government wants all the water tables around its 58 nuclear power plants examined after officials discovered a second nuclear leak in just two weeks
- Backgrounder: France's New Military Vision cfr.org 24 Jun 2008
- France to Overhaul Military, May Rejoin NATO VOA 17 Jun 2008 -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a major overhaul of the country's defense to better meet new threats like terrorism
- Sarkozy: France to Rejoin NATO Command Structure After 40-Year Hiatus VOA 17 Jun 2008 -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy says France will rejoin the NATO military command after a four-decade absence
- France's Areva, Kazakhstan sign uranium production deal RIA Novosti 11 Jun 2008 -- France's Areva and Kazakhstan's national Kazatomprom have signed a deal to produce 4,000 metric tons of uranium a year until 2039, the nuclear companies said in a joint news release on Wednesday.
- Discours de M. Le Pesident De La République: Présentation du SNLE « Le Terrible » 21 Mar 2008
- France to Cut Nuclear Arsenal to Less Than 300 Warheads VOA 21 Mar 2008 -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced Friday that France would cut its nuclear arsenal to about half of its Cold War number - even as he warned against possible defense threats posed by Iran, among others
