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France tests new M51.3 ballistic missile from submarine

Original: France tested a new ballistic missile The Defense Ministry said it carried out the first launch of the M51.3 from a nucl

France's Defense Ministry carried out the first launch of the new M51.3 ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine. Officials said the missile carried no nuclear warhead and landed in the northern Atlantic, several hundred kilometers off the coast. The test, confirmed under President Emmanuel Macron's government, is being discussed as a demonstration of France's nuclear deterrent capabilities at a time of heightened European security concerns.

Why now: People are discussing France's nuclear deterrence amid current European security tensions.

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• France tested a new ballistic missile The Defense Ministry said it carried out the first launch of the M51.3 from a nuclear submarine. The missile carried no nuclear warhead and fell in the northern Atlantic, several hundred kilometers off the coast. President Emmanuel Macron · visegrad24 · 939

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