A French Dassault Rafale flies above the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. Marine nationale
Daily Mail: France carries out rare simulation of a 'nuclear deterrent strike' as US quits missile pact with Russia
* Paris tested its nuclear capability in an 11-hour mission using Rafale warplanes
* The simulation included the firing of a real missile without its nuclear warhead
* France maintains a 300-strong nuclear stockpile at a cost of €3.5billion a year
France has carried out a rare simulation of a nuclear deterrent strike, amid fears of an arms race after Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of a missile pact with Russia.
The French military tested its nuclear capability in an 11-hour mission, using a Rafale warplane and firing a real missile without its nuclear warhead.
France spends some $3.5billion (£3.1bn) per year on maintaining its 300-strong nuclear weapons stockpile, launched from planes and submarines.
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Update #1: France fires nuclear-capable missile in a rare show as Russia and US feud over arms treaty -- Business Insider
Update #2: France carries out rare simulation of nuclear deterrent strike -- Reuters
WNU Editor: France also wants hypersonic missiles .... Now France Wants Hypersonic Missiles by 2021 (National Interest).
