Nuclear weapons: France to restart tritium production with EDF

France’s Minister for the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, announced on Monday (18 March) a new production cycle for tritium, which is essential for the manufacture of nuclear weapons, using state utility EDF’s two civilian reactors.

The French Defence Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, talks to the Lebanese interim Prime Minister at the Government Palace in central Beirut, Lebanon, on 3 November 2023. [EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH]

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Updated: 29-09-2024

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