France at War....

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EternalOptimist replied

16 November 2015, 17:57
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

They have nukes and, unlike us, haven't given control of them to the USA. To quote Admiral Marc de Joybert: "Sir, I have no quarrel with you, but I warn you in advance and with all possible clarity that if you invade me, I shall answer at the only credible level for my scale, which is the nuclear level." (Except he said it in French, of course.)

and to quote Jezzbollah

'Sir, I have no quarrel with you, but I warn you in advance and with all possible clarity that if you invade me, I shall answer at the only credible level for my scale, which is to make you sit on the naughty step'
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NickFitz replied

16 November 2015, 17:39
They have nukes and, unlike us, haven't given control of them to the USA. To quote Admiral Marc de Joybert: "Sir, I have no quarrel with you, but I warn you in advance and with all possible clarity that if you invade me, I shall answer at the only credible level for my scale, which is the nuclear level." (Except he said it in French, of course.)
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barrydidit replied

16 November 2015, 17:19
Meh, who needs an aircraft carrier to drop bombs on Arabs, we've got bits of Cyprus for that
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Platypus replied

16 November 2015, 16:57
Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post

sheesh, that's big
you could land a plane on that thing

Actually, not that big
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercarrier
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EternalOptimist replied

16 November 2015, 16:22
Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View Post

Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle sets sail Thursday.

sheesh, that's big
you could land a plane on that thing
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MarillionFan replied

16 November 2015, 16:20
Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View Post

Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle sets sail Thursday.

Picture of all our UK aircraft carriers
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barrydidit replied

16 November 2015, 16:18
Originally posted by stek View Post

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Does that mean they'll be retreating and starting another government in Vichy?

It gives us a problem though if we want to go and sink their fleet again - aren't we supposed to be borrowing their aircraft carrier if needs must?
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PurpleGorilla replied

16 November 2015, 16:17
Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle sets sail Thursday.
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EternalOptimist replied

16 November 2015, 16:13
Jezzbollah has a problem now. he will have to move fast to forge a dimplomatic solution in Syria before the restOtheWest destroy ISIS.
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BrilloPad replied

16 November 2015, 15:44
Have they surrendered yet?

Is now a good time to try to regain Calais?
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stek started a topic France at War....

16 November 2015, 15:37
France at War....

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Does that mean they'll be retreating and starting another government in Vichy?
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