HISTORY 224 Chapter Notes - Chapter 0: Mushroom Cloud, Treaty On The Non-Proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons, Thermonuclear Weapon
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France was determined to never suffer the same fate again after wwii and decided to obtain the ultimate weapon: general de gaulle was the general of france. It was a matter of pride because some generations fought in wwi and others fought in wwii: no one was afraid of the atomic bomb, the polynesians did not ask questions about what was happening. The place they chose to develop this nuclear bomb was in tahiti. Their first test place took place in sahara because it was on an island and isolated. They could no longer use algeria after they gained independence from france. The french had to build halls, airports, etc. which employed the entire population: their standard of living improved after the arrival of the cep because they had doctors and cinemas, which made them comfortable. They could not turn down the modernity in paradise: 3,000 technicians were permanently stations on the island of moruroa.
