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France: new nuclear missiles starting in 2010

Paris, France - The provision of an unclear number of M-51 guided rockets produced by EADS is scheduled

French Ministry of Defence started a modernization process for the national nuclear deterrence. French Government would have in fact recently requested to EADS the production of an unclear number of new M-51 ballistic missiles. Such surface-to-surface missile system, provided with six nuclear warheads, is devoted to replace the current M-41s starting in 2010 in order to operate aboard four missile-launcher...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 110593
Rome, Italy, 12/24/2004 12:33
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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