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France Rehearses Nuclear Strike in Operation Poker
Original: France Just Rehearsed a Nuclear Strike With Rafales—Here’s How Operation Poker Works
France has carried out Operation Poker, a long-planned exercise in which Rafale fighter jets rehearse a nuclear strike mission. The drill simulates a strategic air operation using aircraft armed with France's airborne nuclear missiles, and is intended to demonstrate the credibility of the French deterrent. Coverage is drawing attention to how France's nuclear doctrine works and its signals amid heightened European security concerns.
Why now: Renewed European security tensions have put France's nuclear deterrence posture in the spotlight.
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- France Just Rehearsed a Nuclear Strike With Rafales—Here’s How Operation Poker Works · UNITED24 Media
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