Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
2008 France Special Weapons News
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- 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.
- European Defense Industries Dassault Aviation, Thales and Indra Submit a Joint MALE UAV Offer with Israel Aerospace Industries to the French and Spanish Ministries of Defense Israel Aerospace Industries 05 Jun 2008 -- European defense industries Dassault Aviation (France), Thales (France), Indra (Spain) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will hold a joint press conference on Friday, June 6, 2008, in Paris, France, to announce the submission of a joint offer to supply IAI-made Heron TP MALE UAV to the French and Spanish Ministries of Defense.
- Discours de M. Le Pesident De La République: Présentation du SNLE « Le Terrible » 21 Mar 2008
- New milestone for France’s fourth new-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine DCNS 21 Mar 2008 -- Today, DCNS rolled out SSBN Le Terrible, the fourth and last Le Triomphant-class new-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine at a ceremony attended by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Over 3,000 people witnessed the roll-out at DCNS's Cherbourg shipyard, the home of excellence in French submarine construction for over 100 years.
- 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
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