This puts me on edge....for what reason would france need to upgrade it's nuclear arsenal? unless they are targeting the US? surely they wouldnt
think of targeting another western country would they? especially one that has liberated them in the past....unless they intend to strike Iran...they
are supporters of the recommendation to the security council
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Topic started on 10-2-2006 @ 02:03 AM by loam
This article made me realize something. The era of mutually assured destruction is truly over...
When the old nuclear powers of the world start making "precision" nuclear bombs, it's because someone believes they might actually be used.
...guess no one thinks about escalation...
France secretly upgrades capacity of nuclear arsenal
France has secretly modified its nuclear arsenal to increase the strike range and accuracy of its weapons. The move comes weeks after President Jacques Chirac warned that states which threatened the country could face the "ultimate warning" of a nuclear retaliation.
A military source quoted yesterday by the Libération newspaper claimed France had tinkered with its nuclear weapons to improve their strike capability and make this threat more credible.
The source said there had been two major changes: the bombs can now be fired at high altitude to create an "electromagnetic impulsion" to destroy the enemy's computer and communications systems; and the number of nuclear warheads has been reduced to increase the missiles' range and precision.
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This article made me realize something. The era of mutually assured destruction is truly over...
When the old nuclear powers of the world start making "precision" nuclear bombs, it's because someone believes they might actually be used.
...guess no one thinks about escalation...
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