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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Brazil to build five submarines with French technology by 2021

Navy shows Mockup of nuclear submarine in february 2008Brazil's Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said on Thursday that the country will build five submarines in a partnership with France by 2021.

According to the minister, the construction of the submarines will be started in 2016, and is part of an agreement which foresees transfer of the French military technology.

The agreement, which was reached in late 2008, will be signed by the Brazilian and French presidents at a ceremony on Sept. 7, Brazil's Independence Day.

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  1. Pete30/8/09 16:37

    Its still open to question whether the US in the end will allow such naval reactor proliferation in the US's "own back yard".

    The US is notorious for changing the minds of Latin American countries/leaders over time.

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