French submarine Le Téméraire (S617) explained

Le Téméraire is a ballistic missile submarine of the French Navy, launched in January 1998, and commissioned in December 1999, six months behind schedule.[1] The boat had, in May 1999, successfully test launched an M45 submarine-launched ballistic missile.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mizokami . Kyle . 12 April 2018 . France Has Lots of Nuclear Weapons (That Could Kill Millions of People) . https://archive.today/20230728122156/https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/france-has-lots-nuclear-weapons-could-kill-millions-people-25358 . 28 July 2023 . 3 December 2018 . National Interest .
  2. Web site: Norris. Robert S.. Arkin. William M.. Kristensen. Hans M.. Handler. Joshua. French Nuclear Forces, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924163453/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-76627280.html. dead. 24 September 2015. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 1 July 2001. 23 June 2015.
  3. Web site: Final French Navy SSBN 'Le Temeraire' Upgraded for M51 SLBM. 18 August 2018. Navy Recognition. 3 December 2018.