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France Tests New Nuclear-Capable Weapon

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OCT 06, 2026 at 08:33 AM EDT

France has test-fired an upgraded nuclear-capable ballistic missile, several months after pledging to expand its nuclear weapons program amid worsening tensions with Russia. The M51.3 missile was not equipped with a nuclear warhead when it was fired from France's Le Vigilant submarine off the coast of Brittany, western France, the French government said.

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