Macron Oversees French Test Launch of Nuclear-Capable Missile

French President Emmanuel Macron oversaw an initial test launch of an intercontinental missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads on Tuesday, the Élysée Palace and the armed forces ministry announced.

The missile was fired from a submarine off France’s western coast during an operation supervised by the president.

The announcement described the launch as a test. While the missile is nuclear-capable, the information provided did not indicate that it carried a nuclear warhead.

No further details were provided about the missile’s model, its flight path or the outcome of the launch.