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Read more about current status of the French Nuclear Weapons Program.
Editor: Frank Settle
Emeritus Professor of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
fsettle@wlu.edu
Citations: The information for the map was drawn from the Federation of American Scientists, the Nuclear Threat Initiative, Congressional Research Service Reports, the Center for Non-Proliferation Studies, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Atomic Heritage Foundation, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Wikipedia, and GlobalSecurity.org.
You can learn more about each location (i.e. their functions, photos, and links to additional information) by clicking on their corresponding pin or selecting sections in the color-coded legend on the left side of the map.
To access the map key, click the slider button on the upper left corner of the map. DISCLAIMER: You may need to click on an identified location twice for the location to populate on the map. The location description will appear in the key after one click. Click the location in the key again to see its location on the map.
You can zoom in or out on the map by clicking the plus and minus symbols on the lower left corner of the map, or by double clicking the area where you want to zoom in.
Read more about the current status of the French Nuclear Weapons program.
Editor: Frank Settle
Emeritus Professor of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
fsettle@wlu.edu
Citations: The information for the map was drawn from the Federation of American Scientists, the Nuclear Threat Initiative, Congressional Research Service Reports, the Center for Non-Proliferation Studies, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Atomic Heritage Foundation, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Wikipedia, and GlobalSecurity.org.
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