France is one of the five nuclear-weapon states recognized by the Non-Proliferation Treaty. As of 2025, the stockpile country's nuclear forces, the Force de dissuasion is estimated at 290 deployed nuc
One of four Triomphant-class submarines that carry nuclear-armed ballistic missiles
The French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and the American nuclear-powered carrier USS Enterprise (left), each of which carry nuclear-capable fighter aircraft
Protests in Australia in 1996 against French nuclear tests in the Pacific
Little Boy bomb
In 1984, Prime Minister David Lange banned nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed ships from using New Zealand ports or entering New Zealand waters. Under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and
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Prime Minister David Lange worked towards forging anti-nuclear sentiment as part of New Zealand's self-identity.
The vessel Rainbow Warrior (pictured in 1981) was bombed and sunk by French intelligence agents.
An anti-nuclear activist hands out peace cranes in Wellington