Macron already doing war exercises

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>In a show of support for his country's naval fleet, Emmanuel Macron spent four hours underwater on a submarine

>The 39-year-old signalled his commitment to France's nuclear deterrent with a day-long visit to weapons facilities on the Ile Longue base off the Brittany coast.

>During the visit France's youngest ever president spent four hours underwater aboard the nuclear submarine 'The Terrible' where he took part in a simulated rocket launch.

>Pictures show Macron wearing a helmet and safety gear as he is lowered onto the sub from a helicopter in the Atlantic.

>It came just after North Korea announced that it had tested an intercontinental ballistic missile.

>France will be the only EU country with nuclear weapons after Britain's departure. According to the French constitution, it's the president who decides whether to fire nuclear missiles.

>The visit, yesterday, came a day after Macron convened a rare sitting of both houses of parliament in Versailles for a novel US-style 'state of the nation' address in which he pledged to restore France's 'conquering spirit'.
Macron pledged 'deep transformations' of France's entrenched political system and economy.

>He said he would slash by a third the number of MPs, telling the around 900 Assembly and Senate members present he would call a referendum if they did not agree to the measure.