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"materializes the will of the President of the Republic to sustain the operational and technical credibility of the nuclear forces" The launch was "planned long in advance" and "materializes the will of the President of the Republic to sustain the operational and technical credibility of the nuclear forces," said Minister of the Armed Forces Catherine Vautrin on X. #Missile #DissuasionNucléaire #EmmanuelMacron (translated)

The article explains the differences between French nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs), specifying that SSBNs, which carry nuclear weapons, are currently being replaced by third-generation SSBNs, while SSNs are not equipped for strategic missions. #SNLE #MissileM51 #DissuasionNucleaire (translated)

Emmanuel Macron indicated that he attended, aboard the multi-mission frigate Auvergne, the first launch of the new M51.3 ballistic missile from the nuclear submarine Le Vigilant. He estimated that very few nations possessed such expertise and congratulated the DGA, CEA, Ariane Group, Naval Group, and the French Navy for their contribution. He presented this technical success as a new demonstration of the credibility of French deterrence and asserted that it protected and would continue to protect the country. According to him, freedom required being feared, which implied being powerful. Macron added that he had initiated, as early as 2017, the renewal of military capabilities for the decades to come. He indicated that the military budget would have doubled in ten years, that future strategic submarines were under construction, and that the program for hypersonic and maneuverable strategic missiles intended for the air component of deterrence had been launched this year. #DissuasionNucléaire #ArméeFrançaise #SécuritéNationale (translated)

France is preparing to conduct a test launch of the M51.3 ballistic missile from the nuclear submarine Le Vigilant off the coast of Finistère, scheduled as part of the re-entering service of the weapon following a maintenance period. #Missile #DissuasionNucléaire #SousMarin (translated)

"to act in a concerted manner, without restrictions on exports" After Donald Trump's threats regarding diesel, Emmanuel Macron called him to ask him "to act in a concerted manner, without restrictions on exports." #DissuasionNucleaire #CoopérationBilitérale #EmmanuelMacron (translated)

France and Belgium held their first nuclear steering group meeting in Paris, as part of Emmanuel Macron's advanced deterrence initiative, aimed at strengthening their bilateral cooperation and the uncompromising strategic convergence of the nuclear weapon employment decision. #DissuasionNucleaire #CoopérationBilitérale #EmmanuelMacron (translated)

Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, candidat à l'élection présidentielle pour Debout le France, a affirmé que l'arme de dissuasion nucléaire ne doit pas être partagée, alors que la Finlande rejoint l'initiative française de dissuasion nucléaire avancée face à la menace russe. #MenaceRusse #DissuasionNucléaire #Présidentielles2027

La sœur de Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo Jong, a menacé d'une réponse « plus offensive » contre les États-Unis en raison des récents exercices militaires menés dans le Pacifique, affirmant que Pyongyang renforcera ses capacités militaires pour défendre sa souveraineté. #CoréeDuNord #DissuasionNucléaire #TensionsInternationales