Nuclear deterrence relies on credibility, so test launches are regularly announced and conducted publicly.

eg : https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231119-france-test-fire...

It's a completely mistaken personal viewpoint. The M51 (fully manufactured in France) is highly reliable and well tested. Over the past 18 years, there has only been one failure out of the twelve missiles tested. The most recent successful test took place on November 18, 2023. The missile has a classified range estimated to be around 10,000 km, which is pretty opposed to your statement.

tests have nothing with the reality to do unless you have SIGINT and stress factor in place

Contrary to UK our nukes don't have launchs issues.

LOL. Or maybe UK was just more transparent in this matters? I hope we never come to a point to depend on France to save World/Europe.. they cannot even take care of their own internal problems.

Well most of the world depends on the US and I don't find them to take a better care than us of their own internal problems.

> they cannot even take care of their own internal problems.

that's a silly take, who can? France, UK, US, pretty much all european countries... it's all a shitshow, every major country has huge internal problem they can't take care of (incl Russia, for that matter)

right, and do you think that Macron or Kamala would press it?

Press what? I don't understand the question