Terry S
01-23-2006, 01:10 PM
Tough Talk From Chirac
Americans are always debating the proper response to terrorists, but we're unlikely to come up with a tougher threat than French President Jacques Chirac has. He's warning that France is prepared to launch a so-called "tactical" nuclear strike on any state that sponsors a terrorist attack against France.
Speaking at a nuclear submarine base, Chirac noted that France has reduced the number of warheads on some of the missiles the subs carry, which would limit destruction to smaller areas. So he said, "our choice is not between inaction and destruction" and French forces now have the flexibility to "respond directly against the centers of power."
Though some critics complained about the threats, Chirac said state-sponsored terrorism has replaced threats of the Cold War era when France and other nations built nuclear weapons to deter attacks.
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France just earned a +2 to their current point total of -4,563,213,214,567,869,456,321,321,321,456
Impressive. But if they fail to follow through on their threat, then they risk doubling the point total.
Terry S
Americans are always debating the proper response to terrorists, but we're unlikely to come up with a tougher threat than French President Jacques Chirac has. He's warning that France is prepared to launch a so-called "tactical" nuclear strike on any state that sponsors a terrorist attack against France.
Speaking at a nuclear submarine base, Chirac noted that France has reduced the number of warheads on some of the missiles the subs carry, which would limit destruction to smaller areas. So he said, "our choice is not between inaction and destruction" and French forces now have the flexibility to "respond directly against the centers of power."
Though some critics complained about the threats, Chirac said state-sponsored terrorism has replaced threats of the Cold War era when France and other nations built nuclear weapons to deter attacks.
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France just earned a +2 to their current point total of -4,563,213,214,567,869,456,321,321,321,456
Impressive. But if they fail to follow through on their threat, then they risk doubling the point total.
Terry S