President Macron said on social media on the 6th that a French strategic nuclear
submarine successfully test-fired an M51.3 SLBM. He said it was the variant’s
first test and that the successful launch sent a clear signal of France’s
capabilities. French media, quoting the presidential office and defence
ministry, reported the missile was launched in waters off Finistère, carried no
nuclear warhead and fell into the North Atlantic.