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Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation: French Policy. This texts comes in six chapters. Chapter 1: The International context and France's defence effort: Adopting the Format of the armed forces: A new defence model based on professional armed forces; Substantial budget reductions. Chapter 2: Conventional arms control: Crisis prevention; Crisis resolution; Post-conflict rehabilitation. Chapter 3: Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation: Strict application of the sufficiency principle; Reduction in France's nuclear arsenal since the end of the cold war; France's policy on nuclear proliferation; Support of nuclear-weapon-free zones; Security assurances; Cessation of all nuclear testing; Contribution to CTBTO; The cessation of production of fissile material for nuclear weapons; International inspection of nuclear facilities in France. Chapter 4: Missiles and Space: Fewer missiles, greater security; Transparency and the prevention of an arms race in space; Space without weapons. Chapter 5: Chemical and Biological Disarmament: Unusual weapons; The position of France; Actions by France. Chapter 6: Control of War material; Control of dual-use goods and technologies; Action based on responsibility and transparency.