Posted on 01/27/2010 9:58:37 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
France successfully test-fired on Wednesday its new M51 strategic missile from a nuclear submarine, the first test at sea after three land-based firings, the defence ministry said. France's newest strategic nuclear submarine "Le Terrible" launched the test at 9:25 am (0825 GMT) from the Audierne Bay in the Atlantic and "everything went as planned" said a statement from the defence ministry.
The M51 has a range of 8,000 kilometres (5,000 miles) and enjoys better accuracy than the current M45 ballistic missile carried by France's four nuclear-armed submarines.
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Fascinating ... their next surrender will be all the more remarkable ....
Saber rattling! Call the un!
By 2040 France will be Muslim so I’m sure the Islamic world is happy about their new acquisitions and capabilities.
Mohammad would approve.
Then promptly set sail for an undisclosed neutral country where the captain surfaced the ship and surrendered to 3 small children and a cranky 80 year old pensioner.
Claiming that capitalism is bad and we don't deserve to keep such a expensive weapon of mass destruction.
They did better than China—when they launched a missile it fell back on the sub that launched it. France is doing some things right.
Already France is working hard to give birth its strategic nuclear successor "Le Enfant Terrible"
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