France has commissioned the second of its new-generation nuclear missile carrying submarines

France has commissioned the second of its new-generation nuclear missile carrying submarines, the Temeraire. Like the Triomphant, commissioned in 1997, it carries 16 M 45 strategic missiles, which will be replaced in 2008 with longer-range M 51s equipped with new warheads. Also, late last month, the...

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