France to muscle defense capacities with 2nd aircraft carrier France announced Friday that it will build a second aircraft carrier using conventional propulsion to reinforce its nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle by 2015. "This development is particularly significant in the anniversary year of the Entente Cordiale and will contribute to the strengthening of both Europe's defense capabilities and Franco-British military cooperation," said French President Jacques Chirac when announcing the decision. Entente Cordiale was a pact that France and Britain signed 100 years ago to form a military alliance in World Wars I and II. Earlier in the day, Chirac's office said...