Force de frappe

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French nuclear deterrent military doctrine

The Force de frappe is France’s independent nuclear deterrent force, comprising sea-, air-, and formerly land-based strategic weapons designed to ensure national security outside of NATO’s nuclear command.

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Force de frappe (French nuclear deterrent) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French nuclear deterrent ⓘ
military doctrine ⓘ
airBasedComponent Forces aériennes nucléaires navales NERFINISHED ⓘ
Forces aériennes stratégiques NERFINISHED ⓘ
allianceContext member of NATO but nuclear forces kept independent ⓘ
alsoKnownAs French nuclear force NERFINISHED ⓘ
French strategic nuclear forces ⓘ
commandPrinciple strict national control ⓘ
controlledBy President of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentSSBNClass Triomphant-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ
deploymentType second-strike capability ⓘ
doctrine assured destruction ⓘ
dissuasion du faible au fort ⓘ
firstNuclearTest Gerboise Bleue NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstNuclearTestDate 1960-02-13 ⓘ
firstNuclearTestLocation Reggane, French Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerAirLaunchedMissile AN-22 bomb ⓘ
ASMP NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerLandBasedMissile SSBS S2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
SSBS S3 NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerLandBasedSite Plateau d'Albion NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerSLBM M4 missile NERFINISHED ⓘ
M45 missile NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingLaw French defense policy ⓘ
hasComponent French air-based nuclear forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
French sea-based nuclear forces ⓘ
hasFormerComponent French land-based nuclear forces ⓘ
landBasedComponentStatus decommissioned ⓘ
mainAirLaunchedMissile ASMP-A NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainSeaBasedPlatform SNLE NERFINISHED ⓘ
ballistic missile submarine ⓘ
mainSLBM M51 missile NERFINISHED ⓘ
NPTCountry France NERFINISHED ⓘ
NPTStatus recognized nuclear-weapon state ⓘ
nuclearTestMoratorium 1996 ⓘ
nuclearTestSites Algerian Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ
French Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatedBy French Air and Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
French Ministry of Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf French Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalStatus independent of NATO nuclear command ⓘ
seaBasedComponent Force océanique stratégique NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate 1960 ⓘ
strategicPurpose national security ⓘ
nuclear deterrence ⓘ
targetingDoctrine countervalue ⓘ

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submarine Le Redoutable → navalFleet → Force de frappe ⓘ
subject surface form: Le Redoutable
Dassault Mirage IV → programContext → Force de frappe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Force de frappe (French nuclear deterrent)