Re-posting as this got mis-tagged in previous bread's notables:
Macron really seems to have a hair up his ass this week.
In the Atlantic Ocean, France Just Test Fired A Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile Towards the U.S.
"The French Triomphant class nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Le Téméraire test-fired an M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile in the Atlantic off of Finistère, France in the early hours of June 12th, 2020. Some sort of a test appeared to be in the works just three days ago when Le Téméraire was spotted sailing out of port with huge test instrumentation masts attached that are commonly fitted to submarines prior to developmental ballistic missile launches. Then, last evening, our good friend @aircraftspots began tracking a U.S. Air Force RC-135S Cobra Ball ballistic missile and rocket tracking aircraft flying out over the Caribbean. Not long after, a French Falcon 50 maritime patrol aircraft showed up in the area, indicating a launch was likely imminent.
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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34043/france-just-test-fired-a-submarine-launched-ballistic-missile-in-the-atlantic
France extends borders by growing its maritime space (Antarctic region)
"France’s maritime space is set to extend by 151,323 km2 in the Indian Ocean, off Reunion Island and the Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF), the French Secretariat-General for the Sea and the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer) announced on Thursday (11 June).
“The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, a specialized body of the United Nations, published recommendations on 10 June 2020 authorising France to extend its continental shelf,” Ifremer, and Shom, the French Navy’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service, said in a joint statement.
The continental shelf of France will reach an area of 730,000 km2, which is added to the 10.2 million km2 of waters under sovereignty (internal waters and territorial sea) or under French jurisdiction (Exclusive Economic Zone).
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https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/paris-france-extends-borders-by-growing-its-maritime-space/