51.   France has triggered a wave of protests in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific by deciding to resume nuclear tests at its site at Mururoa Atoll.

52.   France said recently it would resume such tests in September, triggering an international outcry.

53.   Girard is one of the few to publicly discuss the pressure endured since President Jacques Chirac announced in June that France would resume nuclear weapons tests at Mururoa Atoll.

54.   French President Jacques Chirac sparked international anger when he announced shortly after office in May that France would resume nuclear tests in the French Polynesian islands in September.

55.   French President Jacques Chirac sparked international anger when he announced shortly after taking office in May that France would resume nuclear tests in the French Polynesian islands in September.

56.   French President Jacques Chirac announced in June that French nuclear tests would be resumed in September ahead of a nuclear test ban treaty next year.

57.   French President Jacques Chirac has sparked worldwide condemnation for his decision to resume nuclear tests in the South Pacific.

58.   Greenpeace urged Austria Tuesday to cancel a contract for French radar units in protest at French plans to resume nuclear tests.

59.   He said that the Norwegian government strongly urged France to reverse its decision on resuming nuclear tests.

60.   He was extremely angry with France, and its president, Jacques Chirac, for deciding to resume nuclear tests at Mururoa after a three-year moratorium.