Nuclear Disarmament France
Information and analysis of nuclear weapons disarmament proposals and progress in France
Country Spotlight
France tested its first nuclear weapon in 1960 and is one of five nuclear weapon states recognized under the NPT. It currently possesses the world’s fourth largest nuclear stockpile, deliverable by submarine and air-launched cruise missiles. France once possessed chemical and biological weapons but has since domestically banned their development.
Region Europe and Eurasia
~290 Nuclear warheads
210 Nuclear tests conducted at sites in the Sahara and on Pacific Atolls
4 Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs)
4th Country to develop nuclear weapons
Information and analysis of nuclear weapons disarmament proposals and progress in France
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