The CIA Declassified Reports on The French Nuclear Weapons Program (1959)

... was headed by Chief Engineer Barguillet [ 13 ]. For the CIA, the choice to acquire nuclear weapons was the consequence of De Gaulle’s policy (“After assuming power... ... or Great Britain suggests that the first weapon would be of the implosion type. The CIA underlines France’s nuclear research was lacking behind Washington and London... ... report at all. According to the report, Paris did not want to collaborate with the USA and the UK, while also rejecting a possible cooperation with the USSR. Overall,...