In the indication of the growing security veins in Europe, France has adopted the $ 1.7 billion renewal of an airport in the distant hills of the country to handle the nuclear-bombers. The work will take a decade but the Luxuel-Sent Savur base from 2035 will now double the size and it will give home to the new generation of hypersonic missiles performed by the 50 Rafale fighter jets of France.President Emmanuel Macron announced on the base in March-on the day US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Ukraine War-that it had become the first to welcome the latest Rafale Jets and France’s ASN4G nuclear-enabled air-gold missiles.Laxuil will become fourth, but will be able to store the most modern, base atomic weapons in France.The base currently has about 20 Mirage -20000 jets, which are no longer in production.According to the Base Commander, Colonel Emmanuel Ruke, its triangle shaped the hanger date since 1952. According to Rukes, he has been “used well”, who said that he saw pictures of President Charles de Gaul in 1962. “It was the same,” he jokingly said.Hangars will go because Rafales will not fit them. Colonel said, “We have to do everything again for the infrastructure.”Rafael is also heavier than Mirage, so Laxuil’s runway will also be made longer and harder.
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The Colonel said, “Atomic bases are given additional protection,” we have to increase security measures and the entire infrastructure to speed up, “Colonel said, comparing our work to” build a cathedral “.“We have 10 years to create the best base with aircraft in France that do not exist (yet), an nuclear weapon that is not present and the technicians who are not yet in school,” said Rukes.Laxuil will be closed between 2029 and 2032 for major functions and arrival of first Rafaels. Now there will be many pilots as now Rafael has two crew. Currently 300 technicians will expand to 1,000 until the new base is completely turned on.“Logistics wins the war,” said Rukes who highlighted the importance of speed in preparing jets for rapid rotation between flights. A Rafale engine can be changed in an hour and in 15 minutes a evicted seat, he said.The pilot on the base, which cannot be named, also said that they were ready to carry nuclear weapons. “This is the weapon of the last measure, but I think we are all ready to use it to protect our loved ones and our nation,” one said.Laxuil is close to the French border with Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium and the situation can also prove strategic.Macron has also stated that with the Russian invasion of Ukraine’s fierce and Russian invasion to the rest of Europe, France is ready to start discussing the possible deployment of French nuclear-skill jet with other European countries.Macron said in a television interview this month, “I will define the structure in a very specific way in the coming weeks and months.”Russia has already condemned its comments. Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov said, “The spread of nuclear weapons on the European continent is something that will not add security, prediction or stability to the European continent.”
