A French Dassault Rafale flies above the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. Marine nationale
Daily Mail: France carries out rare simulation of a 'nuclear deterrent strike' as US quits missile pact with Russia
* Paris tested its nuclear capability in an 11-hour mission using Rafale warplanes
* The simulation included the firing of a real missile without its nuclear warhead
* France maintains a 300-strong nuclear stockpile at a cost of €3.5billion a year
France has carried out a rare simulation of a nuclear deterrent strike, amid fears of an arms race after Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of a missile pact with Russia.
The French military tested its nuclear capability in an 11-hour mission, using a Rafale warplane and firing a real missile without its nuclear warhead.
France spends some $3.5billion (£3.1bn) per year on maintaining its 300-strong nuclear weapons stockpile, launched from planes and submarines.
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Update #1: France fires nuclear-capable missile in a rare show as Russia and US feud over arms treaty -- Business Insider
Update #2: France carries out rare simulation of nuclear deterrent strike -- Reuters
WNU Editor: France also wants hypersonic missiles .... Now France Wants Hypersonic Missiles by 2021 (National Interest).
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Considering Russia deployed its INF busting missiles over 4 years ago, I doubt this exercise is related to current events. This time isn't remotely like late 1970's. The USA doesn't have 300,000 troops in Europe like it did back then. If those troops were going to stay they needed those Pershing missiles to deter Russian thoughts of a lightening attack. Now the US has barely 30,000 scattered all over Europe who are mostly logistics, not many combat troops. Obviously the US isn't going to spend billions to field a new system to protect so few troops. Europe can go back to sleep, safe knowing only Russia is pointing no notice high speed missiles at Europe.
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