France defends right to nuclear reply to terrorism

abc NEWS ^ | Thu Jan 19, 2006 | Reuters

[wolf78]

BREST, France (Reuters) - France said on Thursday it would be ready to launch a targeted nuclear strike against any state that carried out a terrorist attack on French soil.

In a speech defending France's costly nuclear deterrent and toughening policy against terrorism, President Jacques Chirac said Paris must be able to hit back hard at a hostile state's centers of power and its "capacity to act."

"The leaders of states who would use terrorist means against us, as well as those who would consider using in one way or another weapons of mass destruction, must understand that they would lay themselves open to a firm and adapted response on our part," Chirac said during a visit to northwestern France, where France's nuclear submarines are based.

"This response could be a conventional one. It could also be of a different kind."

[Lady Heron]

Get your facts straight - all muslims do not want all non-muslims dead

You really need to read the koran.

[sonofjoe]

-- "I believe your analysis is correct. Eliminating Ahmadinejad and the men who placed him there should be the logical course of action. Fighting a full-scale war with Iran would be disasterous, and the situation resulting from a massive bombing attack could prove even worse in the long run."

Unfortunately the obvious course of action in this case proves to be unacceptable to the left half of the country, who desire peace with all-men, yes even King Herod and Hitler.

[shield]

Oh my....this is just too funny...

[JesusIsLord]

Imagine if GWB made such a statement

I believe the GWB said something to the effect of - 'nothing is off the table".

[Cheburashka]

And the bad side to this is?????? Anyone?
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Well, there's a lot of nice artwork in museums in Paris. And some nice Persian rugs in Tehran. Can't think of any other downsides.




Well, ok, there might be some innocent people who would get hurt, but, you know, these innocent people allow these two yahoos to call themselves "president", without doing anything about it. They could stand up to the plate and get rid of the bozos.

[Cheburashka]

Jacque's growing big boy testicles?
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Remember, Clinton could talk tough occasionally. Didn't mean anything. This doesn't either.

[Cheburashka]

I see your point but wonder what would have been the result if the Pope had said to the IRA, "Knock that crap off."
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Nothing. The IRA was and is Marxist, not Catholic.