The MSBS M51.3 ballistic missile test is another French venture aimed at not only preserving potential but also further developing Paris's atomic arsenal. France maintains an advantage with its ...

Get the newsletter! Certainly, the explosive power of thermonuclear warheads, combined with the range of the French M51 strategic sea-to-land ballistic missile, would make it possible to destroy ...

Each submarine can carry up to 16 M51 intercontinental ballistic missiles. Each missile is 39 feet long, weighs over 110,000 pounds, and has an estimated range of 5,000 to 6,200 miles. The ...