Nuclear power after russia and the United States. The first french atomic bomb was tested in algeria, in the Sahara Desert on february 13 , 1960. The first french mediumrange nuclear missiles, ssbs, were put on combat duty in the seventies first year, on the albion plateau in southern france. Subsequently, france abandoned the mine based system. Nuclear weapons began to be placed on submarines. Table, then a new generation of submarines appeared, inflexible. In 1964 , frances Nuclear Deterrent forces were replenished with mirage4 bombers capable of carrying nuclear bombs. Their maximum range is 4,000 km. In march 2008, president sarkozy announced a reduction in french airtoground Nuclear Weapons by a third. After the reduction of the Nuclear Arsenal of paris. Has about 300 warheads. Nuclear equipped supersonic cruise missiles are currently carried by rafale aircraft, both groundbased and based on the deck of the Aircraft Carrier charles degaulle, and four trumphant Nuclear Submarines e
Germany at loggerheads of the moment security worldwide faces a number of challenges and threats they are topping the agenda as diplomats defense ministers and World Leaders gathered today at the Munich Security Conference. And south africas new president gets to work after the optimism of his inauguration Cyril Ramaphosa said to lay out the challenges facing the country in todays state of the nation address. Plus warsaws troubled remembrance of us past as opposed Prime Minister comes to berlin to meet the chancellor look at accusations the country is whitewashing its role in World War Two. Because layover not just that much for lend International Film festival last night the opening film wasnt animated feature also different this year the starring role played by the me to campaign against sexual violence. I brought in thomas a warm welcome to the show relations between turkey and germany remain at an historic low that despite a meeting between chancellor all america all and the turkis
Service in washington, moscow and the united nations. To his right, the policy director for the Norwegian Ministry of defense. He served as director general or Security Policy director for the Norwegian Defense since 1995 and in that capacity really became known as the father of nato Security Policy. Its a delight to have you with us. He also served at nato headquarters and is one of the architects of this project that were working on. And the director here at the Atlanta Council who will speak about the terms in the cyber realm. He served as a policy director at the white house, as executive director at Goldman Sachs asia and u. S. Air force Intelligence Officer in the recently published a fierce domain, terrific history of prior conflict in cyberspace. So with that let me come back to you to kick off this discussion given the world that fred laid out what is the relevance of the meaning of deterrence as we look into the future . Thank you for the easy questions that you have posed to
Them to help them think it through. Its worth noting this typhoon was forecast to potentially hit vietnam after it just struck the philippines. Last month the United States and vietnam agreed to a Civil Nuclear cooperation agreement. I think we should begin to think about whether or not we should be putting Nuclear Power plants with u. S. Cooperation in countries like vietnam knowing without proper protection there could be catastrophic consequences that flow from the interaction of a Natural Disaster and a Nuclear Power plant that is not as strong or well positioned as it could be. We just saw that in japan. They are going to be going several generations with the consequences of a Natural Disaster link to Nuclear Power plants. So from my perspective, i want to congratulate everyone who participated in helping, especially in these early stages of relief. But i think for usaid, for the state department, for the Defense Department, i think that we all have to come together in a way that
Russia. Well go live to the nato defense ministers meeting in brussels, plus aid agencies or warning world hunger is reaching catastrophic proportions. Weve report from madagascar where years of drought mean a 1000000 people are desperately in need of humanitarian aid. Ah. Hello, im terry martin. Good to have you with us. Russia is again pounding ukraine in a renewed air offensive now into its 4th day. Moscow claims into striking only infrastructure but civilians are also in the firing line as drones and cruise missiles seek out non military targets. More than a dozen people have been killed in the last day alone. This pre dawn air raid sirens and my don square and keys ringing another day in russias war on ukraine. Daylight reveals fresh horrors. Russian shells struck an Apartment Building in the Southern City of nikolai of an 11 year old boy, spent 6 hours trapped beneath the rebel before emergency workers pulled him to safety. And hark, gave the death toll rose in the recent rushing