File photo of M51 launch at sea. French Navy picture.
Warzone/The Drive: France Just Test Fired A Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile In The Atlantic (Updated)
A U.S. Air Force RC-135R Cobra Ball launch surveillance aircraft took in the test while orbiting over the Caribbean.
The French Triomphant class nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Le Téméraire test-fired an M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile in the Atlantic off of Finistère, France in the early hours of June 12th, 2020. Some sort of a test appeared to be in the works just three days ago when Le Téméraire was spotted sailing out of port with huge test instrumentation masts attached that are commonly fitted to submarines prior to developmental ballistic missile launches. Then, last evening, our good friend @aircraftspots began tracking a U.S. Air Force RC-135S Cobra Ball ballistic missile and rocket tracking aircraft flying out over the Caribbean. Not long after, a French Falcon 50 maritime patrol aircraft showed up in the area, indicating a launch was likely imminent.
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Update: French Navy SSBN ‘Le Téméraire’ Test Fired M51 SLBM in Operational Conditions (Naval News)
WNU Editor: France is reminding everyone that they have nuclear missiles.
4 comments:
Everyone knows France has nuclear weapons. There's no need to remind anyone. Why the demonstration? Is France feeling threatened by someone? Are they feeling neglected and need to act out?
Actually I think it most likely that they are simply testing their weapon systems. After all this is prudent. The US needs to be doing this as well.
So much the French nuke deterrent “rethink”.
US, Russia, UK and France are doing that time to time because these weapons are confined and who knows what it means is a problem with time.
Hit China government now with it
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