French nuclear test

Title

French nuclear test

Genre

Speech

TX Date

6 Sep 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:00:18

Description

French energy minister Alain Barthoux (speaking through an interpreter) defends the decision of the French Government to carry out a nuclear test in the Pacific, and insists the test was safe.

Contributors

Alain Barthoux

Keywords

France; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear testing; Pacific Ocean

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