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Saturday, December 13, 2008

Brazilian Nuclear Submarine on Track, President Says

Brazilian plans to develop a nuclear-powered submarine should be achieved within "a few years," according to a statement yesterday by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Agreements to build Brazil's first nuclear-propelled submarine are firming up more every day," Lula said in remarks read by Defense Minister Nelson Jobim.

"With this, in a few years Brazil will be part of the select group of countries that possess this crucial element in building an effective deterrent ability".

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