TEHRAN, June 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, expressed concern over the test launch of a nuclear ballistic missile by France.
The Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, described the launch of a new generation of intercontinental ballistic missiles, capable of carrying nuclear warheads by the French Navy, as “incompatible with Article 6 of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and France’s commitment to nuclear disarmament treaty.”
Mousavi urged Paris to “fully comply with its international obligations, in the field of nuclear disarmament.”
On Friday, the French Navy announced a test launch of ballistic missile M51 SLBM (Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile ), from “Le Temeraire” (S617), a Triomphant-class ballistic missile submarine. The Temeraire is one of four SSBN (Sub-Surface Ballistic Nuclear) submarine of the French Navy.– NNN-IRNA
