French missile launch seen by Macron
France launched, on Tuesday, the first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying nuclear warheads from a nuclear submarine off its coast. This operation is part of the "Smentrius" process to verify the submarine's ability to deploy the M51 missile. This comes amid escalating tensions with Russia, as French President Emmanuel Macron warned of an increase in Russian threats against Europe and reaffirmed that the decision to use nuclear weapons remains solely France's to make. The test, which was conducted without media presence, followed a routine maintenance pause and aims to update and strengthen the country's naval nuclear capabilities.
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