USA: you don't need nukes France: *did I ask your opinion?*

@jaisingh-th9fu

3 жыл бұрын

Same with India Also I love France because they also supported India's nuclear program when Usa and British was against us

@yannickdrmda5295

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaisingh-th9fu France has always been reluctant to Anglo imperialism and rathers encourage regional powers for multilateralism.

@jacksons1010

3 жыл бұрын

@@yannickdrmda5295 France historically supported regional powers when it served to hinder other imperialist powers, not because of any altruism. That's pretty much a universal truth - nations act in their selfish best interest.

@leosimon241

3 жыл бұрын

French scientist made patent of atomic bomb in 1939 way before anyone else, and after the fall of France they gave their research to Britain which gave them to the US and the US didn't ask French opinion to use their work, so...

@cyrussabaee7907

3 жыл бұрын

@@yannickdrmda5295 tough france is jealous of uk us relationship open secret

France was litterly “I’m not stuck in here with you, your stuck in here with me”

@technicus3412

3 жыл бұрын

Comment

@quatreunhuit

3 жыл бұрын

you're*

@arthasmenethil2201

3 жыл бұрын

Rorschach

@leyasep5919

3 жыл бұрын

"Litterly" as in "litter" ?

@dinoxman8584

3 жыл бұрын

*Literally and *you’re.

france be like : *This time, if I die, you will ALL die with me !*

@renzeusoya5828

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Israel.

@tototata4474

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, that's the 101 of deterrence....

@Zraknul

2 жыл бұрын

Also France: if you don't help us hold Vietnam against the vietnamese, we're out.

USA and UK : "We don't want you Frenchies to have nuclear weapons and you won't be able to do it by yourselves". France : "Hold my baguette".

@fuzzblightyear145

10 ай бұрын

actually the USA did the same to us Brits even after we helped them on the Manhattan project. SO yeah, even we told them to hold our warm ale.

U.S.A. : Don't make nukes. France : Comment ? Que dites-vous ? Navré mais nous ne parlons pas l'anglais ici.

@Francefire

3 жыл бұрын

I like your french

@kaalbrak

3 жыл бұрын

@@Francefire What do you like particulary in it? ^^

@steller1636

3 жыл бұрын

It is a really high language

@Francefire

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaalbrak old school french, it's very elevated edit : It's very distinguished*

@_Arsenic_2

3 жыл бұрын

@@steller1636 insulting someone in really high language is the Best way of saying "Shut up, im above you"

US : you can't have nuke France : *splish splash your opinion is trash*

@thetrist333

3 жыл бұрын

And 69 likes...nice

@smoothclimax3664

3 жыл бұрын

Now 96

@Nietabs

3 жыл бұрын

Now 155

@nitishkumarjurel241

3 жыл бұрын

Now 420

@FredySunday5400

3 жыл бұрын

Now 502

everyone:why the f--- does france need nukes France:*stares at Germamy* just for fun

@Zraknul

2 жыл бұрын

France needed them more than any allied power. They're share land with juggernauts.

@robertdixon3592

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zraknul considering... Pretty much all of history germany and france are always in a conflict with each other

@castoramanwab2723

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertdixon3592 nah, Germany is a recent country. You must be thinking of France and England

@Sunabozou

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertdixon3592 Germany was formed in 1871 so we do have 2 World War against them but it's far from the century of conflicts we had with England during the 1100 ish~ to 1850ish~

@kons37flyingreaper41

2 жыл бұрын

They need something to defend themself.

France had the most advanced nuclear program before WWII but it was derailed by the war. The work of Joliot-Curie was pivotal in the development of nuclear science, in fact you can say he is the father of nuclear science.

@erwannthietart3602

Жыл бұрын

"The most" is arguable, but alongside German and English nuclear research programs they were definitly amongst the most advanced of the time and it definitly helped alot post war

@fan2hd277

10 ай бұрын

@@erwannthietart3602US deserves 0 credit for their program. They were just intelligent enough to “welcome” all those scientists.

@trackster11230

10 ай бұрын

@@fan2hd277the US built upon it (with foreign scientists) just like the French, German, and British programs were built on the back of previous research. Doesn’t discredit any of the work here for the torch was carried by several people across several nations and the US had to front a ton of money (and their own research still). Science is a team effort though, and we stand on the shoulders of giants.

@rubenproost2552

10 ай бұрын

Did they manage to hide this work from the Germans?

@deepkadamba7083

10 ай бұрын

@@fan2hd277 US didn't kill the scientist just because they were Jews like Nazis did. We should give some credit to US for that.

USA : no nuke for France Charles de Gaulle : fine, I'll do it myself then

@maxencedreuillet9486

3 жыл бұрын

Charles de Gaulle : Hold my beer...

@DiavoloGrenadine

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxencedreuillet9486 wine*

@Arvipa.

3 жыл бұрын

@@DiavoloGrenadine not everyone in france drinks wine 😅🤣

@DiavoloGrenadine

3 жыл бұрын

@@Arvipa. No fucking way...

@thetrist333

3 жыл бұрын

@@Arvipa. that right only...I Say...99% ?

Fun fact, the USSR took France's nuclear arsenal very seriously, recently declassified documents of offensive plans over Europe the Soviets had showed that invading or or attacking French territory was strictly forbidden in fear or eliciting a nuclear response from them. The plan, if it had been put into motion, was mostly to blitz through Germany and maybe the Benelux, but stop at France, no matter how well the attack goes, without the use of nuclear weapons to then show the US that 'it's done, what are you gonna do about it?' and hope that they too won't resort to nuclear fire after.

@jamesboulger8705

3 жыл бұрын

Salami tactics

@ahmedrizk300

3 жыл бұрын

@Guy Panzerboss As it turns out, nukes made it much more effective at deterring invasions. And it didn't need collaboration with Belgium. Win-win, who'd have thunk?

@silentgladiam2096

3 жыл бұрын

I've read somewhere that France planned to use them after two weeks of conflict if the warsaw pact got the upperhand in Germany and Benelux, so the soviet plan to avoid invading France wouldn't work

@redford4ever

3 жыл бұрын

If by fun fact you mean "completely expected", that is.

@lordtrollage2819

3 жыл бұрын

The thing is that the French nuclear arsenal is enough to wipe humanity from earth 15 times. Not saying this to brag about because US and USSR had both enough to do the same but 300 times. Even Israel has the same capacity as France, don’t know about the other countries, though - Ps: I was saying really dumb shit, don’t listen to me

Parfaite illustration du célèbre "si vis pacem para bellum"

@leatt6136

2 жыл бұрын

Missa brevis et spiritus maxima

@Falling5tar.

2 ай бұрын

If you want peace, prepare for all out destruction of mankind.

Also helps to explain how Israel managed to develop nuclear weapons fairly quickly seeing as they worked with the French. It may've been expensive but not relying on others for your own defensive capabilities or having your hands tied how u want to use them is going to make one feel more secure.

@zeroxcqt2862

2 жыл бұрын

Well UK in is mission to create a jew state, send help to them

@darylkemp1257

2 жыл бұрын

America probably sold Israel theirs to keep Iran in check

@gadaboutunited

2 жыл бұрын

@@zeroxcqt2862 Britain did very little to help create a 'jew state' as you call it since 1917. Also, a jew state was already founded by then (1948), so creating it wasn't a problem, having the neighbouring Arab states wipe it off the map, was.

@zeroxcqt2862

2 жыл бұрын

@@gadaboutunited Yeah britain just give one of their colony (with a promised independance) to someone else lol

@gadaboutunited

2 жыл бұрын

@@zeroxcqt2862 Thanks for displaying a distinct lack of ignorance of what the mandate was, or it's purpose.

*Mao rears his head behind the table* That’s called foreshadowing

@TheFriendlyCorgi

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one to notice it was mao

@Toonrick12

3 жыл бұрын

What? Did he not have a "SOON" sign?

@redapol5678

3 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile I’m oblivious to the number of people on the screen and just assume it was France popping up behind the sign that said ‘France’. Glad I read this comment and went back to see Mao!

@attiepollard7847

3 жыл бұрын

Can we just say Russia was stupid for giving them nuclear technology to build nuclear weapons?

@redapol5678

3 жыл бұрын

@@attiepollard7847 Did China attack or threaten Russia?

0:01 Lmao that "How am I running" sign on FDR

@yinjinggoblock2635

3 жыл бұрын

Jesus that's a good one

@studtistics2448

3 жыл бұрын

Good eye!

@steelnation5110

3 жыл бұрын

Never would have caught that hahaha

@somethingelse516

3 жыл бұрын

That joke was too soon ;)

@javierrivera9824

3 жыл бұрын

😂 nice catch

US : The Concil has elected that you don't need nukes France : I recognize the concil has made a decision. But given that it's a stupid ass decision, I've elected to ignore it.

Although a bit late to the convo, it's important to note that the French nuclear program also laid the foundation for the Israeli one as well (as you might have suspected from this video). Those scientists that were booted had developed enough know-how to develop their own bombs, though unlike the French they had American help. Another lesser known thing about the French nuclear program is that they also indirectly aided the Indian one as well, though more passively when compared to the Israeli one.

@sabin97

2 жыл бұрын

yeah. that's the one of the worst things france did after ww2, letting the yoos have nukes.....

@MB-em9ek

Жыл бұрын

@@sabin97 Agree. I'd even say our biggest mistake was to save their sorry ass during ww2. See how they love us back in return.

@sabin97

Жыл бұрын

@@MB-em9ek and how they have been brutalizing the semitic men women and children of palestine for almost 80 consecutive years. the man with the mustache was right about them. he should have been allowed to implement his solution. the world would be a tiny bit better now.

@fredericadda

Жыл бұрын

No at that time Israel didn't have the support of the US. Their biggest ally was France. That changed with De Gaulle who stopped all military collaboration with Israel and basically sent them in the arms of the Americans.

@Kyfran414

10 ай бұрын

@@MB-em9ek France didn't save anyone during WW2. They couldn't even save themself.

Merry Christmas to James Bizanet, the superstar of History Matters

@yahelgoren9111

3 жыл бұрын

He will go down in the books of history

@Crimson_Edelweiss

3 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas to him ☺️☺️☺️

@jamesbissonette8002

3 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas to you too!

@KoiSpain0

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesbissonette8002 of course...

@giladkay3761

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesbissonette8002 can it be? The legend himself!!

We hid them in baguettes. You’ll never know if it’s a warhead or a baguette flying straight at you.

@suomi5475

3 жыл бұрын

If either of them are coming right at you, you have bigger problems

@thetrist333

3 жыл бұрын

Both are incredibly deadly anyway lol

@ce1834

3 жыл бұрын

Elba or St Helena? which is better

@_blank-_

3 жыл бұрын

@@ce1834 Trivago

@never8931

3 жыл бұрын

@Vive L'Empereur id rather get hit by a falling tree than a week old baguette

France spearheaded the development and deployment of the neutron bomb. This weapon is designed to explode as an airburst and rather than destroying everything, it releases intense neutron radiation. It kills everyone in its area of effect but doesn't cause mass devastation or long-term fall out. These weapons were key to French strategy in fighting a Warsaw Pact invasion of Europe.

@naphackDT

2 жыл бұрын

Neutron bombs do not work nearly as well as pop culture makes you believe. At its core it is basically a less efficient thermonuclear device that still incinerates everything in a large radius. The neutron radiation itself is not immediately deadly, so if used as a tactical device, you would probably be looking at another "attack of the dead men." More importantly, neutron radiation will irradiate everything, so even if you are reducing the amount of fallout, the sought after reduction in contamination will at most be true for countries down wind... And once people found out they needed to shield their bunkers against neutron radiation, even its use against bunkers became meaningless.

@RRW359

2 жыл бұрын

I never got how Neutron bombs were supposed to be more "humane" than conventional nukes. The idea of a large uninhabited and uninhabitable city is creepier than one melted by an explosion and has radiation ever killed someone instantly like a detonation can or don't you usually die painfully over a period of time?

@naphackDT

2 жыл бұрын

@@RRW359 theoretically there is an instantly lethal dose of neutron radiation. The inverse square law being what it is, nobody will ever die to that unless they sit in a massive concrete bunker and the bomb detonated right on top of them. The thermal radiation and blast will still kill everyone close by who has no cover the conventional way. And yes, neutron radiation works the opposite way of gamma radiation. It just passes by heavy elements but gets absorbed by very light elements so that concrete bunker would basically shield from the blast and filter out one kind of radiation.

@SaxonYear410

5 күн бұрын

It was Samuel T. Cohen, an American Jew, who developed the neutron bomb.

you don't need nukes france: i listen to no one.

Curiously we never learn that in french school, we were told about the Manhattan project and of course the fact that we are a nation with nuclear power but never how we get this power. Really instructive thanks !

@pierrecaillou9487

3 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, it's not even in program in French history class. We only learn Hiroshima/Nagasaki, Cold War, the United Nations Security Council and the countries which possess nuclear power

@deden3340

3 жыл бұрын

@@biscut49 oui et non moi en terminal on a juste sauté les étapes comme au collège en parlant vites fait de De Gaulle

@matthiasdarrington3271

3 жыл бұрын

Ben on va dire que c'est sujet à controverse d'atomiser ses colonies...

@ronensuperexplainer

3 жыл бұрын

70% of electricity in France is produced by nuclear power plants

@erwannthietart3602

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, never learned from high school about the french Nuclear program, but since we lezrned about De Gaulle, and his wish for France to be able to stand by itself in the bipolar world, im not even surprise the entire program was pretty much filled with spite and salt from everyone involved

Ussr, UK, US: no preemptive nuclear strikes France: Non

@Delgen1951

3 жыл бұрын

USSR/Russian doctrine said that they would use Tactual Nukes in the attack.

@antoinemasson1130

3 жыл бұрын

In France, If someone press the nuke bouton, no conter orders could be executed by the submarines or land troops, even if it is a miss click. If it is press, all franche nukes will be lunched no mater what apend (no go back if ennemis want war, they will get it)

@shprotos4724

3 жыл бұрын

@@Delgen1951 Lie 27. The Russian Federation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in RESPONSE to the use of nuclear weapons and other types of weapons of mass destruction against it and (or) its allies, as well as in the event of aggression against the Russian Federation with conventional weapons, when the very existence is threatened. the state. (C) Russian doctrine

@freedomfighter22222

2 жыл бұрын

@@shprotos4724 Asura meant USSR/Russian as the Soviet Union and not todays Russian Federation. A lot of people just sees USSR and Russia as the same thing when speaking about the soviet union. Asura also said "They would use tactical nukes in the attack" which talks about the past plan the Soviet union had for a potential invasion, not talking about todays Russia.

@jberlioz

Жыл бұрын

@@freedomfighter22222 read again the last one year declarations from рас-Putin; how many times did that jerk had threatened the world with ruzzia nukes since he’s started this war ? The thing is he has no balls.

Your animations are really great man, congrats!!!

USA : "You won't get nukes" *chad Charles de Gaulle entered the game*

Everyone: merry Christmas and a happy new year History matters: nukes

@liquidocelot5976

3 жыл бұрын

I mean we thought 2020 was going to start with a war lol

@steelbear2063

3 жыл бұрын

Well nukes are the ultimate fireworks

@summertriangle4745

3 жыл бұрын

*merry

@LezSpringfield

3 жыл бұрын

Marry lol

@bobbills2953

3 жыл бұрын

Aw man, Halloween is so hot tho...

Important to note that France was also a pioneer in ballistic missiles thanks to Robert Esnault Peltiere who is recognized as one of the pioneer in this field. When the Sputnik was launch a tribute was paid to him by the USSR. After WW2 France resume the research based on his previous works which greatly help in the construction of the nuclear missiles as well as in building an autonomous space program. :)

@thisisabsolutelystup

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. The development of submarine launched ballistic missiles, independent of other nations assistance, is honestly even more impressive than their nuclear weapons programme.

@arno222444

3 жыл бұрын

Or the fact that this small country still produce jet fighters, combat helicopters, all kind of missiles, nuclear powered aircraft carriers, submarines and and warships, main battle tanks....... the list is long.

@chibani-

3 жыл бұрын

@@arno222444 yup were in the top 5 weapons world exporter(depending of the years we are 4,5 or 6) The only thing we don't do is small arms but need a submarine,thermal/NV optics or a military satellite we got you covered

@martinplivard1824

3 жыл бұрын

@@chibani- minor correction France export "a lot" of military satellite

@romix8340

3 жыл бұрын

@@arno222444 we aren’t that small in Europe

you think it's all baguette and omelette until you see a flying croissant nuke

I like your channel. History was my favorite school subject. It's nice to get some bite size lessons in a fun way.

USA: don't make nukes France: ... *Non*

@Admiral45-10

3 жыл бұрын

USSR in 1989: ,,You can keep nukes if you want to" Poland: *No! Get out!* USA in 2015: ,,Ok, so maybe you want my ones?" Poland: *Will you shut up, man?*

@cfoerster2008

3 жыл бұрын

actually to negate a negative sentence, French says "Si"

@ilovemuslimfood666

3 жыл бұрын

@@Admiral45-10 Poland REALLY doesn’t want nukes, eh?

@Ollin.1312

3 жыл бұрын

@@cfoerster2008 ta pp est adaptée a la situation

@cfoerster2008

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ollin.1312 Le Général à jamais dans mon coeur

Surefire way to get the French to do something: Tell them you really rather they wouldn't.

@789french5

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly things haven't changed much... And I've lived here 10 years/am French-American.

@gupyb4165

3 жыл бұрын

Pas faux.

@tremedar

3 жыл бұрын

French: We're going to build some forts along here.. Brits: Could you not? French: Sorry, but no we could not not And so they built their forts... And then the Brits sent an up and coming lieutenant by the name of George Washington to deal with them.

@a_human8489

3 жыл бұрын

Politics with Frenchy dear god I could get you to do literally *anything* just by telling you not to. Don’t do naked jumping jacks on a warship in Florida I’ll be watching the news

@gengis737

3 жыл бұрын

@@tremedar You surely know that Georges W was defeated by French and Indians ?

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

"How did France get nukes ?" Wave the mouse around the video image. See Charles De Gaulle. Of course.

3 жыл бұрын

The Fourth Republic : why everybody ignores me

@pahlawankesiangan2406

3 жыл бұрын

._.

@basedkaiser5352

3 жыл бұрын

My President 💕💕💕

@jeandelacroix6726

3 жыл бұрын

@ The Third Republique and Frederic Joliot : am i a joke to you we had patents

@artyparis

3 жыл бұрын

De Gaulle was in charge in 1945 and start french nuclear program. He resigned in 1946 and came back as President in 1958 (first bomb in 1960). From 46 to 58, it was still on the way. So De Gaulle really wanted it but he wasn't the only one^^

Will you ever release the "Times I screwed up my narration" montage you said you may release on new years day? Will you do another Q&A this year?

@kaiseramadeus233

3 жыл бұрын

We know this guy isn't known for his honesty and transparency. Don't expect it

@patrickpower2215

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaiseramadeus233 what makes you say that?

@Fire_truck_man

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaiseramadeus233 vaguely saying that doesn’t help anybody

@MuchWhittering

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaiseramadeus233 No, we don't know that. Probably because it's not true.

@kaiseramadeus233

3 жыл бұрын

@@MuchWhittering This man literally changed the name of his channel and the type of presentation without so much as a word. He told us nothing for months Then he never replied to comments. He can't be transparent and honest if he never even makes promises in the first place His Patreon Supporters, the ones that bring life to his channel, are only mentioned in a passing way. He's better than other tubers because he actually says most of their names, but still

Another excellent episode Sir!!!🙏👍😷

Wow so informational

The US: noooo! You cant just have your own nuclear arsenal and have an independent defense program from us! Noooo! France: haha nuclear weapons go boom!

@bengaliperson5127

3 жыл бұрын

Kaboom?

@sainthetique

3 жыл бұрын

@@bengaliperson5127 Yes Charles, Kaboom.

@the_feedle

3 жыл бұрын

@@bengaliperson5127 yes rico, kaboom

@ch3rryb0y81

3 жыл бұрын

How dare the US tell other countries what they need to have and what they don’t when their country is only 400 years old XD

@JennyGormanRitter

3 жыл бұрын

Did... did you totally miss the whole "france only wanted some to get the U.S and U.K involved" part or are you just choosing to ignore it for personal patriotic biased emotions?

France: *tests nukes in Algeria* Algeria: hey we're independent now, can you not? France: lol ....some time later.... France: ugh fine, we'll test it in island paradises instead

@coolite5745

3 жыл бұрын

Nice profile picture, f*** the patriots

3 жыл бұрын

France tested chemical weapons at B2 Namous until 1979, or even later

@bangscutter

3 жыл бұрын

The UK tested its nukes in Australia too, even though Australia was already independent.

3 жыл бұрын

@@bangscutter Well, it's not like France fought a war in Algeria. That's like America testing nukes in Vietnam until 1979

@user-gd9jj4bc4m

3 жыл бұрын

@ bruh 1.5 million people died in that revolution it like saying American never fought in Vietnam.

Great content!

I think De Gaulle was wise for pursuing an independent nuclear military program with themselves. It allowed the US and Britian to fold more into their foreign policy and it allowed France to have more power and leeway after the Suez Crisis. That and it benefited the economy by allowing much civilian technical power and brain-gain to re-enter the country. 🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵⚜⚜

To add something, France was one of the leaders in nuclear technology before the war and were on the way to build the first atomic pile. But then Germany invaded, so all the projects were stopped or carried to England

@arthurfisher1857

3 жыл бұрын

Do you have a source for this? I've seen multiple sources that prove Britain had the worlds most advanced nuclear program prior to WW2, but never one that suggests France had the most advanced. More than happy to learn something new if you have some credible links

@KS-se5ry

3 жыл бұрын

@@arthurfisher1857 I was curious so I found some sources but in french only (wikipédia etc ..) I learned namely that the generation of neutrons when breaking an Uranium nucleo was discovered by a french team in april 1939 before any other country. So I don't know if France was the most advanced, but it looks like a real player at the time.

@solwen

3 жыл бұрын

@@arthurfisher1857 Frédéric Joliot-Curie (yes this family had a thing for nuclear stuff) patented it in 1939.

@davewolfy2906

3 жыл бұрын

@@KS-se5ry Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann documented this in 1938, realising what they had done and being the first to do so. In 1937 and 1938, scientists Irène Joliot-Curie and Paul Savič reported results from their investigations on irradiating uranium with neutrons. Fermi actually did it in 1934, but he did not know what he had done - but it was his idea to do so. He documented it. It seems that French Wiki is - special.

@davewolfy2906

3 жыл бұрын

@@KS-se5ry Correction - it was Lise Meitner and Otto Frisch in 1938.

I mean I get why France would have fundamentaly different policy toward use of nuclear weapons then UK and US - those two were well protected against convential forces by sea and formidable navies meaning their defeat and occupation conventionaly was hard if not impossible while France shared continent with the Soviet block and it's overrun by conventional warfare was pretty likely - and in case of WWIII France would again likely be among the first to be attacked as the Soviet armies would pour into Europe...

@Hugo-cn9no

3 жыл бұрын

The main thing you need to understand about franco-us/uk relation is that France won't agree about an anglo-saxon superpower world.

@fs400ion

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hugo-cn9no Yep and it goes the other way around. Us/Uk don't like seeing other strong culture still maintaining their influence. France (and La Francophonie in general) is one of the only western country that doesn't entierly submits to American Imperialism.

@RyanBarroso

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hugo-cn9no Because France has the power to be great again, a lot greater so we have our word to say, but we like you

@bigbrain2178

3 жыл бұрын

@@RyanBarroso meh you're past it

@JJaqn05

3 жыл бұрын

@@RyanBarroso The only country in western Europe that can become a superpower again is Britain

Fun fact : US didn’t want France to get the nukes but we where the pionniers on nuclear physic meaning that without our help they wouldn’t have Nukes in the first place. So when the 2nd WW was finish whith them or without we were going to built our own. The nuclear physic itself was discovered by French scientist between 1895 and 1940. We were not the first country to get the nukes because we where invade in 1940 and scientist had to stop. Then they left for the Manhattan project to help you guys because they couldn’t work in France anymore and German military was hunting them. Here is a list of French scientist who discovered and developed the nuclear physic. - Henri Poincarré - Pierre et Marie Curie - Frédéric et Irène Juliot-Curie - Francis Perrin - Paul Langevin - Émile Henriot - Hans Halban - Lew Kowarski

@dommay499

Жыл бұрын

Au moins, ce n’est pas nous qui avons développé des armes pour tuer des millions de gens voire plus encore vu qu’on est à la fin des temps (La Salette, 1846 ou encore Fatima, 1917)

@dommay499

Жыл бұрын

Au moins, ce n’est pas nous qui avons développé des armes pour tuer des millions de gens voire plus encore vu qu’on est à la fin des temps (La Salette, 1846 ou encore Fatima, 1917)

@3loirdsa277

Жыл бұрын

@@dommay499 En 40 après invasion allemande beaucoup de scientifiques et physiciens fr ont émigrés aux USA. Premièrement car ils étaient recherchés par l’armée allemande mais aussi car ils se sont vu offrir des postes au sein du projet Manhattan. Donc si on était là et nos scientifiques travaillaient sur le sujet depuis bien plus longtemps que les américains. Si on avait pas été envahit nous aurions certainement été les premier à être armé de la bombe nucléaire.

When taking French class, my French teacher from Algeria, told us about France losing Algeria and how they had to flee with almost nothing, leaving their plantation to the terrorists. She also commented that she couldn't understand why DeGaul was so adamant about making a nuclear weapon. Decades later, I learned why, how France recieved nuclear blackmail from Russia during the Suez and Algerian crisis, which is why they and Britain had to pull back. The Americans wouldn't back France so DeGaul had to go it alone. Now, Russia is trying the same BS with us about his invading the Ukraine. He's having his propagandists tell us Oh, there might be nuclear war, we may end up having to bomb Europe, oh it's the Ukrainians who are at fault that all of our armies and tanks and missles are in Ukraine, and oh Zel is such a corrupt man, and they have bio labs...Such BS that people are falling for while he's trying to scare us all about nukes. This is why we have to have a nuclear deterrent.

@TheAcesM

9 ай бұрын

Calling Algerians the terrorists when she was in their land😂

@Pinkhairedkilla

9 ай бұрын

Is ur teacher a pied noir?

@manu987nc7

2 ай бұрын

Hehe a recent comment

"Since radiation doesn't care for borders" The french government in 1986 when the tchernobyl nuclear disaster happened : *Visible confusion*

@niaraa8378

3 жыл бұрын

fun fact news in France at this time was "the nuclear cloud stop at de border, no problems bro"

@tywinlannister8015

3 жыл бұрын

​@@niaraa8378 News all over Europe. In chronological order. "The cloud is contained to an immediate area around reactor 4." "The fallout spread in the local region but not farther." "The fallout is contained to the Eastern border of the Soviet Union" "The contamination doesn't cross the Iron Curtain" "The contamination doesn't cross the French Border." ... "Gee, it actually spread all over the place!"

@chibani-

3 жыл бұрын

@@tywinlannister8015 yup now, all other countries did SOME measures to lessen the impact on population (like don't drink milk) France : nope it stopped at the border

@tywinlannister8015

3 жыл бұрын

@@chibani- On the other hand, we had an active traitor on our scientific scene at the time. Two in fact, that were crusading against "paranoia". Doctor Pellerin, renowned specialist in radio-protection who advised the government on policies on this matter. And a fellow named Wakefield or Warfield I don't remember exactly, also an expert. Pellerin went public in TV many times to "debunk" the radioactive threat, despite mounting evidence. Turns out he and his accomplice had a stake in making sure France didn't take certain measures. When you can't trust field specialists, who can you trust? I mean, it was 1986. Internet wasn't a thing. His allegations were extremely damaging to French policy in that regard.

@chibani-

3 жыл бұрын

@@tywinlannister8015 ahh un compatriote.... this is akward.. Oui c'est bien ces experts qui ont poussé le gouvernement dans cette voie, remarque entre les avions renifleurs de petrole et les cons qu'on a eu au debut du covid on se dit que NOS experts sont toujours aussi a l'ouest et que quel que soit le bord politique du gouvernement ils écouteront toujours la voix la plus mielleuse :)

I like Mao hiding behind the nuclear power club desk being like: "soon..."

@spk1121

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the "Soon..." sign would pop up, too. Hee, hee.

@badluck5647

3 жыл бұрын

Sequel?

@carmelopappalardo8477

3 жыл бұрын

@@badluck5647 Honestly I thought it would be Israel. After all Israeli scientists worked on the French program.

@magical1808

3 жыл бұрын

Time stamp?

@youtubeadministration8037

3 жыл бұрын

@@magical1808 near the end of the video

Well put

Britain copying Americas homework? The entire manhattan project was literally copying Britain's homework. Then shutting britain out after the war was over.

Because James bissonette financed Frances nuclear project.

@themysticautistic5449

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, such funny and not repetitive. Truth I am telling.

@GeldtheGelded

3 жыл бұрын

@@themysticautistic5449 Why do you speak like Yoda

@hubertguilmain3286

3 жыл бұрын

ba il a bien raison

@maarten4543

3 жыл бұрын

Why did u spoil the video?

@crocodileguy4319

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaaaaahahaha hilarious

De gaulle discussing nuclear deterrence with one of his advisors said: 'we only need to be able to tear their arm off' when talking about gaining the respect of the superpowers.

@angelG14

3 жыл бұрын

the french and their need for "respect" lol. couldn't let go of colonialism it seems.

@jacques8221

3 жыл бұрын

@@angelG14I dont know what youre on about, but every country seeks a degree of respect. Including yours wherever you are from. And yes a country that yields territory easily will just disappear.

@panagiotismagos3649

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacques8221 there is a difference between yielding core territory and denying independence to colonies have the world away, who want nothing to do with you (and are barely profitable anyway). You know you can be independent without oppressing others and denying self-determination right?

@user-qp4ru6el2s

3 жыл бұрын

@@panagiotismagos3649 >barely profitable >French Colonies What are you smoking and where can i get some

@panagiotismagos3649

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-qp4ru6el2s Africa wasnt really all thay profitable for tge Eyropeams, because controlling it was a massive waste of resources,and most manpower it provided was only enough to replenish the manpower spent on keeping the colonies in the first place, especially the parts france got (much of French west Africa was literally just a desert). The reason condutions in the Belgian Congo under leopold were so inhumane, was because that was the only way to kae the colony actually give significant profits, and that was with the Congo's rubber and other resources. Polynesia/american islands barely gave anything to the government other than a test for nuclear weapons. That leaves us with Indochina, which France held for only a limited time and which was pathetic in comparison to other European colonies in asia. It only provided a few cash crops, while the Raj and the Dutch East indies were actually insanely profitable and actually contributed with manpower to Britain and the Netherlands. So tell me, what am I missing? Barely populated and indefensible Luisianna? Quebec, which the French quickly lost and which was honestly just an average colony?

Manhatten was a multinational effort. Even Canada had scientists working on it.

It seems like the French nailed the strategy in view of recent events

Ah ha. I think I finally understand why the French nuclear testing in French Polynesia was as controversial as it was in Australia. After all, Australia let the UK test its nukes in the centre of our country, and we didn't bat an eyelid at the US tests in the South Pacific. So it seemed odd that we made a fuss about the French tests. While I mostly knew how the French nuclear programme developed, I didn't know that the US and UK opposed it (and thanks for explaining why). And the fact they took place later, when the public was turning further against nuclear proliferation explains it neatly.

@FIREBRAND38

2 жыл бұрын

No, you don't get all of it. The fuss was because France never signed the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and was still conducting open air hydrogen bomb tests long after the US and Russia had stopped.

@cebonvieuxjack

2 жыл бұрын

I think that the fuss was about the fact that in the 1990's we tested some nukes in Polynesia even though we had signed a treaty not to. Funny thing is even to this day we still have no idea why the fuck we decided to test those nukes. Like the context was clear, there were no threats, no particular incitement to stir shit up but we did that anyway. And I'm not joking no one here knows or understands why. so no shit people were gonna be pissed out lmao, it's like if the neighbour next door decides to play drums at 4 am for no god damn reason at all.

@jmsaffroy

2 жыл бұрын

@@cebonvieuxjack At the time, the French said that the reason for running a few more live tests was to acquire enough data to move on to simulation. I don't know how true that is, but to me it looks like sufficient motivation, considering that backlash was certainly expected. And as a matter of fact, France did end live tests and moved on to simulation. As for why Australians and other nations in the Pacific were pissed about France, I suspect that the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland in 1985 was still a recent event at the time.

@shivas3003

2 жыл бұрын

The "Anglo-saxon" world hate france and french. the natural enemy of france is GB and USA.

@tyty-xm8fw

Жыл бұрын

@@cebonvieuxjack as far as I’m aware the French never actually signed a test ban treaty they were just expected to go along with the US and didn’t.

French nuclear policy is very simple: We failed to defend our land from occupation once. *NEVER AGAIN.*

@cardett75

3 жыл бұрын

The history of France is full of ocuption and liberations, people like you think that WW2 is the only war, France fought, the nuclear program was more for garanteeing the independnce and self reliance of France, and and not to depend on the us or Great Britain

@filippopotame3579

3 жыл бұрын

@@cardett75 to my knowledge that was the only time the capital was occupied since the foundation of France by Clovis. Outside of that it is full of defeats and territory losses (Alsace in 1870, Normandy to Britain during the middle Age), but something as the Nazi occupation was a first as far as I know.

@cardett75

3 жыл бұрын

@@filippopotame3579 listen, Charles de Gaulle, the Guy who initiated the nuclear program for France was not some sort of politician he was a military man by formation, juste like Napoléon and few other leaders France had, the vast majority had been politician in nature, nuclear weapons are not differents than fortress back in the day, or even the Maginot Line they are proactive thing to do specially for a military goverment, this goes far beyond the french defeat in WW2. Again your understanding of french History is limited. But you guys think you know better.

@filippopotame3579

3 жыл бұрын

@@cardett75 well I don't see how what you said in your last post (which is true) contradicts what I said. I agree with your point that it was mainly to garantee independence from the US. I was just stating the fact that ww2 was kind of a first when it comes to defending the French land, it was worse than the defeat of Sedan or Dien Bien Phu or Waterloo (for instance) which didnt't involve an occupation of Paris for several years and therefore resulted in a trauma for the country.

@filippopotame3579

3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to nuance the fact that even though we don't believe that it was the only war in French history, it was an especially humiliating experience that fostered the need of steategic independence.

2:13 thats why I love this channel !

2:54 LOL @ Mao peeking from behind the podium, as if to say "Be with you soon, Nuclear Club!"

Next video: “How did my mom get nukes?”

@Tannyboydegen

3 жыл бұрын

And nuked my dad

@peytonswitka9294

3 жыл бұрын

Every mom has nukes how did you not know this

@roenie3010

3 жыл бұрын

She stole the Third Reich's blueprints👌

@1_Fish.2_Fish.Red_Fish.

3 жыл бұрын

More likely she has some bazookas.

@Koala1203

3 жыл бұрын

Another next video: "How did the US get Metal Gear?"

2:55 China be like: "This ain't over yet."

@kaijixpapa178

3 жыл бұрын

" insert nation possessing nuclear capabilities after france " : " This ain't over yet."

@gameoflife9576

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaijixpapa178 *South Africa has entered the chat*

@youtubecensoredme245

3 жыл бұрын

*there is another*

@kaijixpapa178

3 жыл бұрын

@@gameoflife9576 and left

@arandomyoutubeaccount3166

3 жыл бұрын

Soon

Imagine if history class were taught like this ! A dream x) Si seulement l'histoire était enseignée comme ça, j'adore !

I really appreciate the historical education.

"US felt that France did not need nuclear weapons" It's like the bully telling the little kid he doesn't need to take karate lessons.

@MadManchou

3 жыл бұрын

How DARE you be anything but my puppet?!

@stealth225

3 жыл бұрын

But if you look at the proposed french strategy , i am sure you would have the same reaction as the US

@youtubecensoredme245

3 жыл бұрын

@@stealth225 thing is de gaulle never ever cared about what anybody else than france had to say lmao

@brandonlyon730

3 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind that “little kid” was a global power controlling a large chunk of the world after they conquered and subjecting those colonies and brutally tried to keep them in the empire when they revolted like Vietnam and Algeria.

@youtubecensoredme245

3 жыл бұрын

@@brandonlyon730 like if US history had always been peaceful

The French found it expensive because James Bissonnete didn't fund their nuclear programme

@BritishRepublicsn

3 жыл бұрын

*strained laughter*

@arbyjack2552

3 жыл бұрын

Or funding from Kelly Moneymaker

@tejasbharadwaj7830

3 жыл бұрын

@Dave Hardy Or Zarca Flash

@SylvesterStaline.

3 жыл бұрын

Who is that guy bissonete?

@arbyjack2552

3 жыл бұрын

@@SylvesterStaline. no one knows for sure. Apparently, he is a walking bank.

These animations are hilarious 😂

The British started a nuclear program first, codenamed "Tube Alloys." This program was later folded into the Manhattan Project, with the promise that America would share the results of the program with the British.

@adamdriver1016

Жыл бұрын

As usual, the Americans screwed the British. The British gave up supersonic aircraft and orbital rocketry because our 'friends' said 'if you give us your gen, we'll give you ours"!

@maloflory

Жыл бұрын

As usual, the British rewrite history. Both the Germans and the French had an ongoing nuclear armament research program when the MAUD committee/ Tube Alloys program came to existence. Hell, both the British and American programs weren't even precursors in the field, but actually responses to the worrying German nuclear weapons program. By the times Bohr declared that a chain reaction was unfeasible, and Tizard declared that the odds of building a functioning nuclear bomb were 100,000 to 1, the French already had patented a nuclear bomb (patent 971-324 of May 39 by Curie). And one year later, while the Tube Alloys program was barely beginning, the French had already secured the heavy water stocks from Norsk Hydro and imported massive amounts of Uranium from the Belgian Congo. The German invasion Put everything to a halt, but the French would have doubtless succeeded, and quickly.

@cpj93070

Жыл бұрын

@@maloflory Again you French with your lies.

@maloflory

Жыл бұрын

@@cpj93070 Ah yes, our evil, well-documented, openly available and widely acknowledged lies. Had the Brits turned their stupidity into rocket fuel you guys would have won the space race by a long shot.

@u1zha

Жыл бұрын

​@@cpj93070 You forgot to tell what was incorrect, and I'm curious if you can do that also providing a link to your source of truth. Otherwise, try to be sensible person, or did the edgy accusation you made make your day? ☀

Such a true lesson of life, nobody will stick up for you and nobody will respect you until you force that respect with a bigger stick.

@aoikemono6414

3 жыл бұрын

I guess you were beaten as a child.

@basedkaiser5352

3 жыл бұрын

@@aoikemono6414 shut up.

@thesuddendemise7735

3 жыл бұрын

I think it’s more because all three were worried that France would go all trigger happy.

@rollolol6053

2 жыл бұрын

@@aoikemono6414 No, that's simply a modernization of Teddy Roosevelt's words

2:12 "Radiation doesn't care for border" Haha Tchernobyl cloud go brrrr

@Sp1n1985

3 жыл бұрын

Poor Belarus 🇧🇾

@chibani-

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: french officials decided that infact the cloud did stop at the french borders (To avoid panic in the population)

@ragefacile4832

3 жыл бұрын

@@chibani- and they still didn’t learn the lesson that lying to the public doesn’t help them much in the long run

@Ganlix

3 жыл бұрын

@@chibani- Fun fact what you are saying is false. It's the media that said that

@lacaulac

3 жыл бұрын

Was looking for this one reference

UK: *Does group assignment at US' house* US: "You copied my homework"

France: USSR if you invade us you lose half of Ukraine and Belarus. Chernobyl: Nah, I can do that just fine myself.

Anyone else misread this as "How did France Get Nuked?"

@spartan5018

3 жыл бұрын

Oof no but love your vids btw

@y0l0wardog76

3 жыл бұрын

There's a topic for you to make a video out of.

@justacrow9847

3 жыл бұрын

Israeli nuclear scientists in 1940s? That's a joke. During 1950s and 1960s France and England planted military nuclear technology in Israel. They built the Dimona reactor that produces plutonium for nukes and Norway provided heavy water for it. But first France and then England stopped working with them and to this day Israel hasn't been able to build a new heavy water nuclear reactor to replace Dimona . which shows what happens when west stops giving them technology for free.

@ostost81

3 жыл бұрын

No

@MonsieurDean

3 жыл бұрын

@@spartan5018 Thanks, pally!

France has the best military record of any european nation, quote from the second book of general ignorance byohn Lloyd and John Mitchinson : "According to historian Niall Ferguson, the French have fought more military campaigns than any other European nation and won twice as many battles as they have lost, of the 125 major European wars fought since 1495, the French have participated in fifty - more than both Austria (forty-seven) and England (forty-three). And they’ve achieved an impressive batting average: out of 168 battles fought since 387 BC, they have won 109, lost forty-nine and drawn ten.this makes France the most successful military power in European history ! The British always prided themselves on superiority at sea, but this was only because they realised they could never win a land war on the Continent. The French army has, for most of history, been the largest, best equipped and most strategically innovative in Europe. At its best, led by Napoleon in 1812, it achieved a feat that even the Nazis couldn’t repeat: it entered Moscow. These remarkable achievements help explain another French military victory. Whether it is ranks (general, captain,corporal, lieutenant...); equipment (lance, mine, bayonet,epaulette, trench...); organisation (volunteer, regiment, soldier, barracks...) or strategy (army, camouflage, combat, esprit de corps, reconnaissance...), the language of warfare is written in one language : French."

@zenosan4394

3 жыл бұрын

Making me proud of my country, I'm gonna cry

@Someone-jf1yk

3 жыл бұрын

Napoleon I approve.

@mooncorp212

3 жыл бұрын

You don't have to say that, we know it. France is a country that is more or less stable since Clovis in 481 AC. It's more than 1500 years ago. Of course we won lots of our battles, otherwise we couldn't have stayed frenches. Out of the dozens of kingdoms in the current french territory (burgundy, little britain, etc), the french one won and stayed.

@muhh5

3 жыл бұрын

France was also amaizing at WW2. Btw. Poland also occupied Moscow.

@somethingsomethingelse7706

3 жыл бұрын

I think france gets a bad reputation I mean if enemy troops were in your capital surrendering isn't unreasonable. I also think part of the reason why they have a bad reputation is because the British never liked them so whenever they won a war they severely punished the french its impressive to see how many times france got back up after losing almost everything

If you are trying to do something, the knowledge that it is possible is enormously valuable. Just knowing that it is possible saves millions of dollars in researching dead ends. France and the UK with the H bomb had a massive head start just by knowing hat such a thing was possible.

From the discovery of radium by Pierre and Marie Curie, France has never ceased to have a particular relationship with atome. Electricity in France is of majority nuclear origin. Submarines and aircraft carrier are nuclear. Today, the next nuclear central unities will be EPR, technic very expensive but also in despite very difficult to update. And if there is a country which has always had the concern to be independant in Europe, for energy and military, it is certainly France.

@goofygrandlouis6296

Жыл бұрын

France also has never ceased to have a particular relationship... with the Anglo-Saxon world. 😂

@imjustapotatoleavemealone

5 ай бұрын

@@jberlioz Yeah... but the same way as UK or US tries to push on France, you also tend to push your own agenda on others, for example on Hungary. France is great... but they only value the greatness in themself.

@imjustapotatoleavemealone

5 ай бұрын

@@jberlioz Thanks for proving me right.

"Raditation doesn't care for borders" My parents: Maybe I am radiation

@sauronmordor7494

3 жыл бұрын

;)

@ehanking6342

3 жыл бұрын

;)

@globallyfamouse6609

3 жыл бұрын

;)

@AlejandroGonzalez-fs5ez

3 жыл бұрын

;)

@mwanikimwaniki6801

3 жыл бұрын

;)

Ever heard about Pierre et Marie Curie ? And Henri becquerel who discovered radioactivité and give the name "radioactivité" May be that was a ggod start ?? All physics was in Europe before WW2.

USA: No bombs for you France: Bien, Je vais lui faire moi même

After what happened during WWII, it makes sense why France had the nuclear policy that they did.

@logiahavre5978

3 жыл бұрын

*france still has today over 300 nuclear warheads btw. So i would say they still have that policy… kind of at least.

@aoikemono6414

3 жыл бұрын

Did Paris get nuked, millions die, and the country become an uninhabtable wasteland? Or did I miss that part in WW2 history? Some people certainly do lack sense.

@h4rck04

2 жыл бұрын

@@aoikemono6414 more like: France don't want to suffer a catastrophic defeat once again that lead to occupation of its territory.

There were anti-French opinion campaigns after that. (as there were others later). De Gaulle is always presented as a cold and arrogant character (the complete opposite of the natural playfulness of the French and that our Anglo-Saxon comrades rightly envy;)), because he had a big fault in the eyes of the United States and from England: he loved his country above all and he understood perfectly that in order not to be reduced to the rank of a puppet, it was necessary to twist their wrists constantly. For him it was not a right but a duty. Well done Charles!

@watching99134

3 жыл бұрын

De Gaulle was disliked intensely at a personal level by both Churchill and FDR which was decades before the events in question discussed here.

@zorbeclegras5708

3 жыл бұрын

@@watching99134 Yes, the origin was during WW2 when allies wanted to put Giraud in charge of France. I read the memories of CDC. De Gaulle perfectly read the intentions of the US and UK gouvernements.

@Impl0ze93

3 жыл бұрын

@@zorbeclegras5708 add to that they wanted to control and print our money. Some sort of dollar francs if I recall.

@zorbeclegras5708

3 жыл бұрын

​@@Impl0ze93True.

@ommsterlitz1805

2 жыл бұрын

And he did it because France was capable of it unlike the rest of the countries that still doesn't have it

Catch the Terence and Philip wall portrait @ 1:56. Nice!

Questions that keeps me awake at night

merci Charles de Gaules pour ce projet qui nous a permis de nous affirmer.

@heatea5255

3 жыл бұрын

@Olivier Verdys une dette envers les US? Euh non. Ce qu'ils ont fait couvre a peine le fait de leur avoir donner leur propre pays en mettant le nôtre a la ruine pour qu'ils ensuite nous prennent la Louisiane sans jamais rien payer. C'est tout just si ce n'est pas encore eux qui ont une dette envers nous

@koolaak2926

3 жыл бұрын

@@heatea5255 Do not forget that the US did not come to liberate France. They just wanted to break the Germans before they became too powerful to cross the Atlantic and open a front in the east of the country in addition to the Pacific front. The liberation of France and all European countries was only an obligatory consequence of this step, not a wish of the US General Staff and the President. France owes freedom to the US, but the US owe France its birth! You guys don't owe the US as much as they owe you. Never forget that!

@luc7478

3 жыл бұрын

Des centaines de milliers d'Algériens sont affectés par ces tests nucléaires , oui merci a vous.

@hubertguilmain3286

3 жыл бұрын

@@luc7478 on fait pas d'omelette sans casser d'œuf

@luc7478

3 жыл бұрын

@@hubertguilmain3286 l'histoire nous a appris que chacun son tour. Vous allez payez pour ces crimes un jour ou un autre.

US reaction: "We may not want the Soviets to have nuclear weapons, but we REALLY don't want the French to."

@tywinlannister8015

3 жыл бұрын

Well obviously because between the Soviets and the US things were standoffish. The Cold War wasn't that cold. Lots of proxy conflicts across the globe. France, and to the greater extent, Europe, did not wish to become a battlefield again. Which lead to it instead becoming the parking lot for nuclear weapons. On both sides. Which was deterrent and insured no side would try anything on that front. Not without risking global nuclear winter.

@user-uo9yb2qx8z

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t mind if they do. - American

@mdokuch96

2 жыл бұрын

France without nukes has to follow USA lead in WW3 breaking out in Europe. France with nukes is going to declare "fuck you all, I'm neutral" and it would work until USA and USSR start glassing each others' cities. In the latter case ofc French nukes wouldn't help them anyhow but USA and USSR may start destruction of modern civilization but may also not, holding themselves into the frame of "nearly conventional war in Europe and Pacific". In the second scenario avoiding taking part in it as a ground for the fight is WAY better than participation as one. Anyway, point is that USA could strong-arm any state into accepting their protection from the evil Soviets (and making itself guaranteed target of nuclear strike if it finally comes to this) but it wouldn't have worked with any proper nuclear power because such one could ensure its protection and even neutrality without sacrificing souvereignity to someone. So, of course they were not happy with France going for the nukes.

@jpc7118

2 жыл бұрын

@@mdokuch96 I doubt France to stay neutral in case of a WWIII. I base my opinion on De Gaulle action himself. During the cuuban missiles affair, DG was the first to call JFK and to inform him that France would stand right shoulders to shoulders with USA there. French navy of Atlantic left french port and has been put herself at the service of US navy. De Gaulle wanted an independent France able to defend herself but there's no way a chance he was pro-communist. He was anti-commies like most of french military men. He knew and has done France to be in the western camp even if he didn't resist to pay back US/UK with leaving the integrating command of NATO (but REMAINED member of NATO) and He did a travel to Moscow to piss off Americans, and he did his famous speech in Quebec to piss off anglo-sphere as well :) To recall Anglos had began with FDR and his AMGOT, USA with not supporting France at Suez etc... Oh and I forgot, France had 2 strong army corps in Germany after WWII. A non negligeable presence, behind USA and german army but far ahead other allies troops present (UK included). URSS were well aware the problem a french nuke detterence (and its policy) was posing. In many plans, Red armies had for order to avoid contact with french troops in case of war with the west, because they were knowing what British and Americans would do with their nukes but for French, Russians were not sure that these damn frogs wouldn't use them even if Russian were doing only a conventionnal war.

Had an idea for a nuclear deterent that I also later saw in a super hero cartoon, I think it was the 90s xmen. Either that or one of the justice league. It was a device that could disable any nuclear bomb or radiation, effectively making the bomb useless apart from maybe falling onto someone's house. The danger of it was it could be used as a weapon by being thrown at the sun and turning it off, but that wasn't what I was interested in. Something that could stop a super weapon without loss of life, imagine.

Honestly I do have to agree with France on this, when you keep in mind they were invaded in the bloodiest wars in human history and even before the 20th century when their 2:1 win record was upheld many battles occurred on french soil. Yeah for France there really isn't that much of a difference between the major cities getting nuked in a day vs having your entire army slaughtered and population gulaged for being revolutionary and of course dying of an inevitable famine cause communism. Mutual destruction basically ensures their sovereignty because well, france tried a purely defensive strategy and we all know how one oversight completely destroyed years of work.

@mdokuch96

2 жыл бұрын

French nukes were pretty capable to keep them out of booodbath in case WW3 going hot in Europe in 70-80-s while being mostly-conventional. If both USSR and USA somehow agree to not use their "doomsday arsenals" on eachother cities (and why bother to if most fight is happening in Europe and noone threatens each other territory), fight gets conventional with mostly small-yield tactical nuclear strikes, happening around the advancing/defending units. In such case France can just pull a neutrality card, declaring that it doesn't participate in this clusterfuck but would use nukes in case of their border violation, but if noone tries - noone's get hurt. Most likely, Soviets are to accept such a deal - it is quite beneficial to them. USA would be angry as fuck but what are they going to do, realistically?

@baptistebrigand5882

Жыл бұрын

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France pioneering nuclear research with the Curies' discoveries was a factor too. The country wasnt starting from scratch.

@tichoudrien

3 жыл бұрын

effectivement même si ces recherches ont été emporté en Angleterre quand les allemands sont arrivés afin d'éviter qu'ils tombent entre leurs mains

@antoinemasson1130

3 жыл бұрын

Yes because nukes are fully French, we invented it in 1939 but never bulid or try it and USA just took the plan and say that was there idea. And we nether said it because, we are not glad of it (it killed more than 300 000 people)

@TheChodax

3 жыл бұрын

The atom was first split in Manchester UK in 1917.

@Raisonnance.

3 жыл бұрын

Robert Esnault too

I swear Charles de Gaulle hates and doesnt care about anybody lol

@ARN012

3 жыл бұрын

The absolute gigachad

@MemphisTiger

3 жыл бұрын

Probably not anymore since he's been dead for nearly half a century. lol

@mrbluesky744

3 жыл бұрын

Just nazis, communists, anglo-saxons and independantist

@Matt-vh2ci

3 жыл бұрын

"France has no friends, only interests" ~Charles De Gaulle

@ilovemuslimfood666

3 жыл бұрын

@@Matt-vh2ci *Napoleon has entered the chat*

The US : *nukes civilians* Also the US : "Noo the french can't do preemptive strikes !"

We got them from Santa Claus. I remember that year, he actually came to my house first loaded with them before delivering them to those in charge.

"America was hostile to this idea, but not hostile enough to do something about it." The title of America's sextape.

I think history matters is a bit obsessed with nukes right now and I’m worried

@aregularperson7573

3 жыл бұрын

LET’S HOPE HE ISN’T ROCKET MAN

@l0ther128

3 жыл бұрын

imagine if Kurzgesagt - in a nutshell had something to say about it

@Giovanni-mj9uj

3 жыл бұрын

There is no hope under the black sun

2:55 lmao I like how Mao is just lurking

Love the picture of Napoleon on the wall in France.

02:54 "(France) joined the club as its fourth member" chairman Mao : SOON

@centraltendency5343

3 жыл бұрын

LOL I saw that too

thank you dude, you're one of the only youtubers who take time to explain the history of my country, and not only USA/UK

0:13 let’s be real it’s the opsit way around

Thnx

Oh wow... this is new, I thought this was months or years old xD

@maarijfarrukh9285

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!!

Vid idea: "why did spain gain very little in the scramble for africa"

@celestialorb1680

3 жыл бұрын

Answer: They were weak

@Chinaball-fx7gi

3 жыл бұрын

They were not too much of a great power by the time of the scramble

@Chinaball-fx7gi

3 жыл бұрын

@Ian Is based Franco-Prussian War and Otto Von Bismarck to say the least

@adidoki

3 жыл бұрын

@Ian Is based Battle of Leipzig gave all german states involved a feeling of being german and they wanted to unite.

@justacrow9847

3 жыл бұрын

Because it happened after 1809 and Spain was in decline. Also known as the Napoleon effect.

French engineers are pioneers in nuclear engineering lol

USA: Did the homework USSR: followed the US and took a photo through the window Britain: copied US homework while in class France: did the homework but got accused of cheating

@asik1888

2 жыл бұрын

More like France: Israel did the homework for them.

@bad_dragon

2 жыл бұрын

@@asik1888 nah they kinda helped but most of the work was by french ppl

@tm.8399

2 жыл бұрын

@@asik1888more like US : used the french work to create nuke

Something I’ve always found interesting is how the US and UK feel like they can telling other countries they can’t have nukes even though we are the only country ever to use them

@OrdenJust

3 жыл бұрын

The U.S. invented the Bomb, so every other nuclear power is stealing American intellectual property. That is so dishonest.

@xiaomose7495

3 жыл бұрын

@@OrdenJust its join experiment dumbass, and knowledge don't have master. The moment US patent the nuclear technology as their own other will try to learn them sooner or later, after all there is endless way but only one truth

@user-in8ih5sc8d

3 жыл бұрын

@@OrdenJust and UKs * - The British had already conducted years of research into atomic bombs prior to the Manhatten project and gave that info to the USA, as well as providing multiple scientists that helped create it.

@PrezVeto

3 жыл бұрын

Nations that can, do. If the U.S. is unique it's in that we're in the position in the first place.

@Colk13

2 жыл бұрын

@@OrdenJust well the French discovered atomic energy, atoms and how to use it thanks to the Curie family, so did the US stole intellectual property ?

My favorite part of this channel is the amount of support this has been getting without ever having to put a single piece of music or jingle outside of an explosion or a thud.

@hadracks

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the graphics are quite simple and usually repeats of graphics from other videos but the concepts are clear and make sense even in short videos.