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ENGLISHVERSION Technologie & Armement Technologie & Armement Technologie 26 LEFUTUR DELA PROJECTION SOUS-MARINE ENFRANCE ETLACLASSE BARRACUDA The future of submarine projection in France and the Barracuda class It has often been deemed that... More

ENGLISHVERSION Technologie & Armement Technologie & Armement Technologie 26 LEFUTUR DELA PROJECTION SOUS-MARINE ENFRANCE ETLACLASSE BARRACUDA The future of submarine projection in France and the Barracuda class It has often been deemed that once the Cold War had come to an end, nuclear attack submarines were doomed. They were too costly to build and to run, thus becomingrelicsofaworldorderwheretheprotectionof communicationlinesusedtobeanecessity. Today,the fall of the ex-USSR and globalization are said to have diluted the distribution of power, thus making them obsolete. However, it is precisely the very context of globalization,which,givingrisetolowintensityconflicts as well as an increase in the mass of wealth hauled by sea, has made Naval forces all the more relevant. Meanwhile, Navies started on a doctrinal shift leading them to lean towards having at their disposal a land projection and strike capacity rather than a protection one. The renewa Less