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French Will Cut Nukes
USA Today
March 21, 2008
CHERBOURG, France (AP) — President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a modest cut Friday in France’s nuclear arsenal, to fewer than 300 warheads, and urged China and the United States to commit to no more weapons tests.
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In his first major speech as president on France’s nuclear “strike force,” Sarkozy said atomic weapons would remain a vital component of its defenses to deter potential attackers.
“It is the nation’s life insurance policy,” he said.
Sarkozy said that while France faces no foreseeable danger of invasion, other threats exist. He singled out Iran’s expansion and improvement of its long-range missile forces amid what he called “grave suspicions” about whether the Iranians are trying to develop atomic weapons.
“The security of Europe is at stake,” he said.Sarkozy did not say how many warheads France currently has, and the Defense Ministry said that information is a state secret. The Federation of American Scientists, which tracks nuclear arsenals around the globe, said in a status report for 2008 that France had 348 warheads.
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