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November 26, 1999

A group of prominent French legislators have urged the government to delay the fourth Triomphant-class submarine and use the money to build a second De-Gaulle-class carrier. They point out that a nuclear deterrent is no longer that important, while a country with only one aircraft carrier has none when the only one is in harbor for maintenance. --Stephen V Cole