TN 75
The TN 75 is a
Triomphant class submarines. The French Navy has 290 TN-75 warheads. It is a miniaturized, hardened and stealthy successor to the TN 71
.
Development began in 1987 and developmental testing of the warhead ended in 1991, but French president
test was needed prior to deployment, causing an international outcry. Its first full-yield test was probably the 110 kt detonation on 1 October 1995 at Fangataufa
.
It will be succeeded by the TNO, the Tête nucléaire océanique.
See also
- Force de frappe
- Strategic Oceanic Force
- Nuclear tests by France