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French progress on nuclear disarmament

Examples of French progress on nuclear disarmament

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French progress on nuclear disarmament
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1992: stopped plutonium production for nuclear weapons
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1996: stopped production of highly enriched uranium
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1998: ratified CTBT
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2008: 33% reduction of airborne component of nuclear deterrence force
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25 CTBT monitoring stations set up by French Atomic Energy Commission
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Dismantlement of former facilities producing fissile material
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Published amount of its entire nuclear arsenal (300) in 2008
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"Force de Frappe" deters all external threats, including terrorism
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France's aversion to the idea of eliminating all nuclear arsenals
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Massive modernizing of French nuclear arsenal launched in the mid 90's
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France
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South Africa has disarmed
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Chinese progress on nuclear disarmament
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Denuclearization of Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan
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India has a relatively progressive nuclear posture
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Russian progress on nuclear disarmament
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UK progress on nuclear disarmament
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US progress on nuclear disarmament
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