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
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The Le Triomphant-class submarine is a ballistic missile submarine class of the French Navy. It consists of four boats that entered service in 1997, 1999, 2004, and 2010. These four superseded the old
France and weapons of mass destruction
…dissuasion is estimated at 290 deployed nuclear warheads, making it the fourth-largest confirmed in the world numerically, with delivery primarily by Triomphant-class submarines, and also three cruise missile-armed fighter squadrons. France is not known to possess or develop any chemical or biological weapons. France remains…
Le Triomphant-class submarine
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