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[–] Zink@programming.dev 50 points 6 days ago (1 children)

US citizen here. I have become such a huge fan of France.

[–] ABetterTomorrow@lemm.ee 12 points 6 days ago

Same. Also once you know and understand France’s history and military…. You just don’t fuck with them.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Current timeline feels like one alternative Red Alert timeline, where alongside of Hitler, Stalin also got erased from history, and now Russia and the US have turned fascistic.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Red Alert has predicted the future, the presedency of the US is controlled by a russian

[–] TrippaSnippa@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

And Putin didn't even need Yuri to do it

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 6 days ago

Fuck yes, France.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Well this year is going just smoothly.

Better get that bug-out bag ready. Remember iodine tablets.

[–] DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.ee 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I mean if Canada/France/the World want to get rid of him, I'm not gonna bat an eye? Just saying.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Time for Germany to upgrade and build more submarines.

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

France coming to save America once again!

[–] boke@sh.itjust.works 251 points 1 week ago (21 children)

This isn’t a show of force, it’s a demonstration for Canada who is planning to buy a number of these submarines from France.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 93 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You're right, thanks for adding context. I'm immediately suspicious when a picture is posted with no accompanying news article, and my search wasn't turning up any articles, only social media links.

Here's a French article about it.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

Article is about selling nuclear powered subs. Canada doesn't need these boondoggles for defense against US, because the mission capability is being months at sea.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 52 points 1 week ago

Regardless, it's presence makes a statement that Canada is not alone.

Though I'd be cool if it was stationed at Miquelon for a few months.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 46 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Australia watching on with regret.

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[–] ShakingMyCane@lemmy.ca 151 points 1 week ago (6 children)

France manages to get a sub to us before the UK even deigns to comment. That says it all. Merci beacoup!

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 points 6 days ago

Look here sonny Jim, Daddy's always watching, Mummy might show up first for a bit of comfort and that, but Daddy'll be here when you need him.

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[–] myersguy@lemmy.simpl.website 123 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 124 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)

Hijacking the top comment to let people know this isn't in response to any American threats, this is Naval Group, a French naval defense company, showing off their submarine because Canada is looking to spend 60 billion on twelve submarines. The plans for this purchase were publicly announced on July 10, 2024.

Here's a French news article about the submarine, seeing as I couldn't seem to find any sources in English.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 43 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'll take both reasons as canon, thank you very much

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[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 105 points 1 week ago (2 children)

JT was just in France as one of his last acts as PM. Mere days later this bad boy shows up in a Halifax harbour. 🤔🤔🤔 Merci a la belle France 🇫🇷🤝🇨🇦

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[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 79 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Could have imagined this happening as little as 3 years ago.

An ally sending a nuclear deterrent into our waters as a message/warning to the US. This normally happens to countries like Iran or North Korea

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 45 points 1 week ago (24 children)

Hey. Guess what? At the moment, we're the bad guys...

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[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 65 points 1 week ago

Never have I been more pleased to see a foreign navies nuclear attack sub in my nations waters.

(odd times)

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 61 points 1 week ago

nuclear subs always give me gundam carrier ship vibes

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 50 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Would a french submarine wear its hat like this:

or like this:

[–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

You should cross post this to non credible defense. They'd love it.

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[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 48 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Let's go! France is here to protect Canada!

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[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

The scale of these things is always fascinating. They're always much larger than I think they are.

For reference, I think that's a Suffren class, making it just shy of 100m, or a tad longer than a football field for my fellow Americans.

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