
The French President called the launch a “technical success” and announced a doubling of the country’s defense budget in the next decade.
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France is modernizing its strategic deterrent forces. The M51.3 missile is a key element of the country's nuclear triad.
French President Emmanuel Macron published a video of the test launch of the M51.3 strategic ballistic missile and said Paris sent a “loud and clear message” through the test.
Earlier, the French Ministry of Defense announced a test of the M51.3 strategic ballistic missile without a nuclear charge, launched from the Vigilant submarine.
"Today we are stronger and I think the message was heard everywhere - loud and clear. It had to be heard," Macron said, speaking to troops on the ship from which he watched the launch.
The French leader also called the missile launch a “technical success,” noting that “very few states have such technologies and competencies.”
“To be free, you need to inspire fear. And to inspire fear, you need to be strong,” Macron added, commenting on the tests.
He also promised that France's defense budget would double over the next ten years.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Doubling France's defense budget within 10 years.
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