France Reportedly Will Cut Tactical A-Forces
<i> Reuters</i>
PARIS —
France will cut its tactical nuclear forces from five to three short-range missile regiments, military sources said.
The cuts later this year would not affect France’s more powerful strategic arsenal of missile-firing submarines, bomber aircraft and long-range, land-based missiles.
The decision was apparently designed as a unilateral gesture to accompany global disarmament moves, the sources said.
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