[Goanet] France defends right to nuclear reply to terrorism

[Mario Goveia]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060119/wl_nm/nuclear_arms_france_dc_2
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>From the link above it seems like Jacque Chirac has
finally woken up from a long sleep.  An excerpt:
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"France said on Thursday it would be ready to use
nuclear weapons against any state that carried out a
terrorist attack against it, reaffirming the need for
its nuclear deterrent."