[marty60]

Well it is the BBC. It probably is a planted story by the French. Any serious mission of this type would be headed by NASA. Or JPL,etc. The French were still testing Nukes in S.Pacific atolls until---15-20 yrs ago. I don't take this report seriously.

[sinanju]

The last French nuclear test was in 1996, they seized the Rainbow Warrior for five months when it trespassed (not to be confused with the original Rainbow Warrior which they blowed up real good in '85). France has never had any difficulty sticking it to the leftys, or trashing their own supposedly sacred principles whenever they find it convenient.