On 18 April 2007, the UMP Candidate wrote to the president of ACDN, who at the same time objected to a previous letter from Nicolas Sarkozy.
It is difficult to believe, but these letters represent the only occasion when Nicolas Sarkozy or any other official candidate explicitly mentioned the role of nuclear weapons in his policy of defense.
LETTER FROM NICOLAS SARKOZY, Presidential Candidate
to Monsieur Jean-Marie MATAGNE
President of ACDN
17100 SAINTES
Translated by Peter Low
Dear Sir (...)

Publication date : 28 April 2007

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Mesdames, Messieurs, Since you wish to reside in the Elysée Palace, do not forget the bunker that lies underneath it. This is the PC - Command Post - known as "Jupiter", in which (unless you’re away from Paris) you will have to shelter in the event of a serious crisis and from which you will perhaps give the order for France’s atomic missiles to blast the population, thousands of kilometres away, of what will have become an enemy state. If you do, you will go down in history as the (...)

Publication date : 28 March 2007

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ACDN MEDIA RELEASE - 22 March 2007
On 21 March 2007, Alain Ducq, who was a declared candidate for the French Presidency of the Parti Humaniste, and is a member of CDP (Coordination pour la Paix et le Désarmement), brought a petition before the Constitutional Council for the invalidation of the candidacies of Ségolène Royal, Nicolas Sarkozy et Jean-Marie Le Pen, on the following grounds:
"In 1992 France signed and ratified the Non-Proliferation Treaty. States-Parties possessing nuclear weapons (...)

Publication date : 22 March 2007

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