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Subject: [OM] Re: OT: French Empires
From: Manuel Viet <oly@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:53:23 +0100
Le mardi 13 Mars 2007 05:13, Jan Steinman a écrit :
> > From: Manuel Viet <oly@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > I don't think Switzerland has
> > nuclear ballistic capabilities either.
>
> Yea, that's been REAL USEFUL to the French.

Oh yes indeed ! 75% of our electrical consumption is nuclear, and we wouldn't 
have had so many powerplants without the seminal military research. And our 
ballistic missiles are the grand-parents of Ariane... A very profitable 
business indeed. Our military gear is still a great export product, too.

Plus, of course, it gave us peace of mind (sort of) in the middle of the cold 
war. Paris is only 2~3 hours away from Moscow...

-- 
Manuel Viet

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