French Nuclear Forces, 2001
By Robert S. Norris, William M. Arkin, Hans M. Kristensen, Joshua Handler | July 1, 2001
France's Dassault "Mirage" IV-01 prototype
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Issue: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Volume 57 Issue 4
Keywords: France, Nuclear Notebook
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Robert S. Norris
Norris is a senior fellow with the Federation of American Scientists in Washington, DC. A former senior research associate with the Natural Resources... Read More
William M. Arkin
Nuclear Notebook is prepared by Robert S. Norris and William M. Arkin of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Inquiries should... Read More
Hans M. Kristensen
Hans M. Kristensen is the director of the Nuclear Information Project with the Federation of American Scientists in Washington, DC. His work focuses... Read More
Joshua Handler
Joshua Handler was a campaign coordinator at Greenpeace from 1988 to 1996. He is currently working on a Ph.D. at Princeton University's Woodrow... Read More
