{"id":33712,"date":"2020-06-12T18:12:40","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T18:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/12\/frances-le-temeraire-nuclear-submarine-passes-test-to-fire-atomic-missiles\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:48:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:48:41","slug":"frances-le-temeraire-nuclear-submarine-passes-test-to-fire-atomic-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2020\/06\/12\/frances-le-temeraire-nuclear-submarine-passes-test-to-fire-atomic-missiles\/","title":{"rendered":"France\u2019s \u2018Le T\u00e9m\u00e9raire\u2019 nuclear submarine passes test to fire atomic missiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PARIS \u2013 France\u2019s fourth nuclear submarine, Le T\u00e9m\u00e9raire, was qualified on Friday to operationally deploy the M51 nuclear-capable missile after successfully launching it from the Bay of Audierne in Brittany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le T\u00e9m\u00e9raire is the second-oldest of France&#8217;s four nuclear submarines. It has been in service since December 1999 and spent 19-months being overhauled and modified in order to be able to deploy the M51. It is the last of the four to be qualified to fire the weapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials followed the three-stage missile by radar for the duration of its flight until it landed somewhere in the north Atlantic, several hundred miles away from any coast. 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