january one thousand nine hundred six france proceeds with this last nuclear test. what turns out to be the starting point for a long term research. lead the news is the only last tests justified an enormous investment to build new equipment new missiles new bombs the laser megajoules and you aircraft coming so everything is being updated between now and twenty twenty. only interest is the result from countries like the united states. some of the other western nations and of opening new nuclear weapons that excites the interest in countries like korea and around who want to draw in the nuclear club. two thousand and six is a landmark year the united states the united kingdom france russia and china all we invest in their nuclear arsenals the message is clear it is necessary to their security on the other hand the same countries keep telling non-nuclear nations that acquire nuclear weapons is illegitimate leaders would be fooling themselves if they think that this type of system can continue we are still living in a system that emanates from the end of the second wor

general de gaulle's and that french polynesia is proud to be part of what france will become to make that is to say imagine uclear palmer. but to me that is disgusting and. then moment was imposed on us don't go off it you might in fact she makes us guilty to begin yeah for we are victims but we're also responsible for what's happening to us and for what might happen if france were to use its nuclear weapons. and i find that on forgivable and bad. behind this image of paradise lies the secret that surrounds the testing and rips apart the people of french polynesia here the economy is dependent on friends and the subject of nuclear testing remains taboo but this doesn't stop maria. bristow mood right now. that i'm thinking of my children's future. not so much to protect the. tiny territory a tiny country will do for but we have a high percentage of people suffering from thyroid long and bladder cancer. and it's frightening to know all that. with the help of her husband that he should teacher and mother of two uses the internet to broadcast an image of her country one that is rather di

great secret became france's marshall islands for thirty years this earthly paradise should be under nearly two hundred nuclear explosions but more also became ground zero of the anti-nuclear movement. cannot overcome the fact that our country collaborated in the development of the atomic bomb. we gen the goals and the french polynesia is proud to be part of what france will become weak that is to say imagine a nuclear power. but to me that is disgusting. and one of them more was imposed on us don't you not in fact she makes us guilty too yeah for we are victims in which we are also responsible for what's happening to us and for what might happen if france were to use its nuclear weapons. and i find that unforgivable and. behind this image of paradise like the secret that surrounds the testing and rips apart the people of french polynesia here the economy is dependent on france and the subject of nuclear testing remains taboo but this doesn't stop maria. bristow you right now. that i'm thinking of my children's future. not so much a. tiny territory a tiny country but we have a high p

france remains a huge fan of the power source. president sarkozy has described the climate of fear as medieval and irrational. as our next report shows, even in nuclear depended france, there are signs of a minor revolution in public opinion. >> a a gam of follow the leader played by two political allies. nicolas sarkozy is not always willing to follow, especially on the issue of nuclear power. merkel's u-turn has caused friction between berlin and paris. france is very committed to nuclear power. >> we will invest a billion euros in the future ofur nuclear program, in particular the fourth generation of reactors. >> france gets 80% of their electricity from 58 power plants. the independence from foreign suppliers has been a cornerstone since the 1960's. this crosses party lines. a working-class town in northern france has been governed by the socialist party for decades. >> we simply have no alternative. you have to understand that. i don't think that people are prepared to reduce energy years -- energy use. we need to keep our i

of nuclear weapons it has been sucked back by principally the united states but not alone russia france china the u.k. all have their share responsibility. to terminate agreements are not being honored . what is happening now it is that their role is in some countries are able to write a draft should over international law because there is insufficient body of protest from within that country ordering them to these basic principles. french polynesia pressed into the midst of a nuclear test. and we accompanied them to ground zero with guns pointed ready to fire who are we going to fire at i wonder he should clearly crabbe straub. yet we're going to be there was a russian or american invasion nigel no end of the cold war and the going away of the soviet union many people thought that nuclear weapons disappeared so a lot of the people who were at the base don't disarmament issues and move their activism to the environment or fighting globalization or other issues or no one could ace i think in the streets for disarmament and nonproliferation. the danger is growing will the anti-nuclear mov

thousand nine hundred sixty six french polynesia at all the more meaning the great secret became france's marshall islands for thirty years this earthly paradise under nearly two hundred nuclear explosions but more also became ground zero of the anti-nuclear movement. cannot overcome the fact that our country collaborated in the development of the atomic bomb. general de gaulle's and the french polynesia is proud to be part of what france will become to make that is to say imagine you cleopatra were. but to me that is disgusting and. then moments imposed on us. don't go off it you might in fact she makes as guilty to him yet f.o. we are victims but we are also responsible for what's happening to us and for what might happen if france were to use its nuclear weapons well and i find that on forgivable and. or. behind this image of paradise lies the secret that surrounds the testing and rips apart the people of french polynesia here the economy is dependent on friends and the subject of nuclear testing remains taboo but this doesn't stop maria. bristow mood right now. that i'm thinking of my

signed an agreement banning atmosphere testing france was unconcerned and continue to detonate bombs suspended from big believe. by nine hundred seventy four forty six bombs pierced the atmosphere of french polynesia the word environment was still alien to the feds however this was not the case for greenpeace of the campaign against the french was conceived during the first campaign against the united states because the united states was testing nuclear weapons but was testing them underground and france was still testing weapons in the atmosphere. in one nine hundred seventy one small thank you for basically decides to stop all nuclear testing in the pacific soon greenpeace departs from or they find an ally in new zealand where fallout from the french testing has been detected on its soil. new zealand files a complaint the international court of justice and when. france is forced to renounce atmosphere testing but there is still another option the era of french underground testing begins it will last more than twenty years. you don't actually need to do any tests once you've configu

russia france. has confirmed that for this patient and it's important we also discussed european issues a relationship between for european union to russia i assured mr lawlor of. the willingness of friends. to resolve a soon as possible the question of visas she could. have these are free travel while so far as the short term travel is concerned we have discussed this for some time but we think that before the end of the year this will be resolved we also discussed. europe and russia in the energy area and i indicated friends attached to the respective long term contracts we also discussed the security problems of relations between. russia. france is very important to. russia should be fun associated to the missile defense project and we have some concern and say here that our common concerns which is our country's security also means. security during the recent summit. we reaffirm the willingness of creating a common security and for spiritual space and friends will be making proposals to its part

france only borrows around 3%. so those who want to go back on my decision to not replace civil servants who are retiring and the golden rule that will impose a balanced budget in terms, if you don't want to do that the debt is going to explode, the deficits are going to explode and france won't be able to finance itself. it is not a question of politics of left and right, believe me. it is a question of good sense and general interest. the whole world knows it. and especially if you want to preserve our social model. in order to preserve our soes -- social model. because we don't want to touch it. we want to preserve it. >> translator:. first, will there be a particular method in order to assess the return on investment for the administration and number two, because of all the european problems, it is essential for france to have the finance minister. when are you going to name a new minister as madam la guard has been chosen in washington? >> translator: you went south and you moved north. what a maestro you are.

and this is what it looked like the day the tour de france came to town. the mayor paid the tour de france around 80 thousand dollars for the right to have one of the legs of the gruelling cycling competition start in his community. >>towns like his can wait up to 20 years for the right to host the tour de france. >>it's not surprising - the windfall from tourism and media exposure can be huge. cugnaux's population more than tripled to 50,000 overnight >>all these people need to drink, to eat and sometimes spend money in shops and they have to stay. they have to go to restaurants, to pubs bars and they are looking for hotel rooms and many people of cugnaux ask their family all around france to come spend two or three days here. so in terms of economic impact its a very good return. >>reporter: unlike most mass spectator sports, fans of the tour de france will see real action for just a few seconds. in the mountains where the pace is slower it can be longer as the cyclists are spread out, but if fans turned out just for the race most would be very disappoin

of course said yes you know he met one year today for france it is of course raw materials in trade and if we have gas or oil is essential but there is much more store look at what alstom is doing with trans much older building locomotives for export or cross the world look at what sanofi is doing in the pharmaceutical area we cooperate in many new technological areas today these areas are multiplying because we are in the heart of russia's modernization plan and french companies can offer quality technology and so for us it ones of interest are many not only more materials which remain essential but you doing a nuclear sector in which we can cooperate more deeply. well in talking about. the good sides of the modernization and present president has criticized the investment climate in russia do you see improvement or with people that i call he obviously that he i see huge progress myself i've been working with russia for many years and i believe we are wrong when seeking to teach lessons to russia today russia is trying to with the progress to date has been huge and president negated in

you have responsibility are developing the trade between french france and russia which sectors of the russian economy can you think are less attractive for business leaders in france was all the board of course said yes your you met your one year today for france it is of course raw materials in trade we have gas oil is essential to go there is much more look at what alstom is doing with trans march holding building locomotives for export across the world look at what's on offer use doing in the pharmaceutical area we cooperate in many new technological areas and today these areas are multiplying because we are in the heart of russia's modernization plan and french companies can offer quality technology and so for us we want to be interest are many not only wrong materials which remain essential including a nuclear sector in which we can cooperate more deeply but again to provoke or perry will be talking about. the good sides of the modernization and present that it has criticized the investment crime and russia do you see improvement mosher with the poor guy cause he argues that he i

in the elysee palace as there is quite clearly across the whole political class the fact is that france and britain and america went into this libyan adventure with exactly the same intention as they started the attack on yugoslavia in one thousand nine hundred nine on both occasions they thought it would be a short campaign which would bring a dictator quick quickly to his knees well that's proved to be very wrong we're now in the second week of july the campaign has been going on since march and we can see tensions are rising we can see that ministers are speaking out of turn and as you said in your report we can see that other members of the alliance notably in italy are saying that the bombing should be should come to an end so basically the campaign is unraveling for france and i'm pulling in you're saying they don't. excuse me for interrupting their enthusiasm is waning by some of the players in this intervention but france and shown is not averse to removing gadhafi by force but now paris admits that it had contact with her tripoli but denies full scale negotiations is a sign tha

well the truth is that france can't afford it france is on the verge of probably finding itself its own debt being markets dined in other words it's going to be given one of these situations where it's less attractive to investors and actually you know there are fundamental problems going all the way through the euro zone and we don't have any leaders who are willing to give us a sustainable solution do you think it is going to happen or what you're suggesting there the amputation route of the greek rescue plan still needs approval there's no by national parliaments as a just mentioned just now the only finance minister is not at all convinced about further exposure the greek that is the real danger of it having to go low i think there's a huge problem look we've got the situation at the moment kevin where provincial libraries in northern germany are being closed because the money isn't there because it's being used to fund people in the mediterranean i think german voters are going to get very angry about that very very soon and i actually think the political will is not there amon

they're often wrong and gets a nasty surprise i french foreign minister palin should pay both did france would win libya in quotes days or weeks the war's into a fourth month no final round insides nicolas sarkozy with his western allies seem shocked a little opponents fighting back well it's not just an embarrassment for sarkozy and some about him for on a go for the whole west paris even admits all the libya's rebels put it on some somalia. went to libya for training within the last two or three years just documented we have to fly reports and everything else so it seems strange and many ways the whole western supports some of that i will groups in libya must be questioned because in some cases i think we are effectively arming al-qaeda it's all making a mockery of the un votes on foreign intervention in the country. none of. this is made to be go of libya's causing widespread atrocities for every one military person that was supposedly a casualty there were ten civilians frauds categorically ruled out cindy grilled troops but expose predict is the only way they'll to break the libyan

today for france it is of course more materials and trade. essential deal together but there is much more. alstom is doing with france much holding our exports the world. is doing the pharmaceutical area. technological areas these areas are multiplying because we are in the car garages modernization plan and french companies can offer quality technology for us at the point of interest on. materials which is really an essential. sector at which we can operate more. broadly. well it talking about. the good good sides of the modernization and presently grabs of has criticized the investment climate in russia do you see improvement. i see huge progress myself i've been working with russia for many years and i believe we are wrong when seeking to teach lessons to russia already. today russia is twenty the progress to date has been huge and president negated in belgium in britain have come here and work we see it the changes are bound to put it simply on our side we are not always very aware of that firstly if you need to be russia which is the hom

are not here yet often house of a priore and we have i have to say is in western europe not only in france a problem with our media who do not know russia well and russia should communicate more also there are old stereotypes of the progress achieved is not reflected in media. why why is media portrayed as very. biased in the west russian media. i think their image of russia is based on the past from fifteen or twenty years ago they do not come to russia often and often doesn't russia communicate actually quite little to us on what internal changes are taking place we have to deal with outdated ideas and perceptions which are wrong and this i believe is an important subject this is a blocking point we often speak about big groups or think about the numerous small and medium sized companies in russia and in france many are already cooperate on what we could do much more in this area. how will the french business that you bring to russia help diversify the economy. today you are in the middle of a modernization drive in russia be it in transport water or electricity distribution in aeronauti

what's happening in france. well i. think i am not fully informed about what's been happening and not a question. what's the new circumstances i'm sure alone in the paris. and the last question please just this is the german t.v. company in eighty. three company made the. t.v. channel in media have a questions for the french prime minister what do you think. i think of the agreement. what do you think of the subject of georgia and the occupation of georgia is it paid any attention. to think about this agreement being implemented by russia. today. and is really discussed only issues. of concern and specifically yes georgia. and the agreements that were concluded in two thousand and eight and in two thousand and nine remain in effect and that they should be observed we support the territorial integrity of georgia and we are against any use of force. in order to achieve that goal we believe that the process of dialogue and discussions that are. ongoing. precisely that a road to a stable and a solution. the building is goin

palooza reconcilable differences between the countries to see the south strive to become a region of france and parts raise concern that separation could spread and shatter the e.u. as we report also fresh violence erupts in the disputed border area between serbia and kosovo the u.n. security council is holding an emergency meeting behind closed doors. i'm spied plans the u.s. says it won't stop its reconnaissance flights near china despite beijing's outrage over the violation of chinese sovereignty. in business this hour the ruble reaches a three year high against the e.u.'s dollar basketball look at what's driving the ruble now this important. welcome this is our see it's nine pm thursday night my name's kevin zero in on the top story for you this hour belgium may be an international by word for unity with its nato and the u. headquarters but it faces a messy breakup of its own with an irreparable north south divide as i see it done a bushel explains next the split this tearing the country into could echo throughout europe. divorced before planning their next marriage but not well lowlier

finish defending champion alberto contador to win stage four of the tour de france. forces would step up next week. will start with a new spot signed dutch midfield that they may desire from i.x. for six million euros the club's first signing during the russian premier league season break the twenty eight year old into. national won the dutch cup and lead with i.x. over the last two years and is also part of his country's well up squad in south africa he will join up the spark in a training camp in north korea where also meet former teammate they used to play together they said out where they won the dutch lee together in two thousand and nine and sparta hoping they can rekindle that winning partnership a team of currently seven from the russian prime elite after winning seven and losing six of that sixteen game. another football you city had giants into milan have unveiled their new coach local special spirit is the man to take up the reins on a two year deal several bigger names had turned down the offer the fifty three year old was sacked as general of boss last n

the case has riveted france. it brought down the man who was favored to be the country's next president. to some in this cafe, the sudden twist is a morality lesson. one should have waited before judging people and destroying someone's life in seconds. others were less kind. >> i feel anyway his image is rocked. >> reporter: nevertheless there is a fever of speculation today in france. will strauss-kahn come home vindicated? might he still have a shot at being president? his political colleague, jack lang, a former education minister, thinks so. >> he's a good man, a good candidate. >> reporter: it isn't just politics, though. after strauss-kahn was arrested, hundreds of french women took to the streets in paris in support of the alleged victim and a nationwide debate began on the status of women. elaine's new book is called le seduction. how the french play the game of life. with the latest news, that long overdue debate on the status of women, she says, suffered a major blow. >> this is an incredible moment for

the looniest part of france in everything but name that we have the same language we watch french t.v. not belgian but above all our economy is controlled by french firms with polls suggest that hall for sixty percent of the french want to become one presidential front runner marine le pen last week said she would with the southern half of build them with france president sarkozy's ruling party and the opposition are already in talks to tie the knot we have contacts with other parties with you and he then we have contacted the socialist it has been confirmed to us that's in kate's version would speed up then what would be welcome in france. the biggest party in the northern half wants the split to experts say bill jones already divided people don't know any more about the other half of the country the flemish people don't know who are the popular singers or writers today in the french speaking part of vice versa king albert fears bill jim's national day last week was its last he added the crisis threatens not just every belgian but european integration itself and. the e.u. is scared t

the franc is at a record high. the strong franc is also weighing on tourism, because trips to switzerland have become more expensive. many tourists are now opting for other destinations. >> in the winter, 5% fewer tourists from europe came here. we expect 5% fewer european customers this summer, as well. >> the tourists that do come are cutting back. they're eating at less expensive restaurants and staying for fewer days, and some are laying off staff. >> to monday's market action, european shares dipped to fresh seven-month lows after results from banks stress tests lead to a sell-off, even among those perceived to be healthy. our correspondent sent us this summary of the sessions in frankfurt. >> there was tension here on the floor of the frankfurt exchange. you could see it. people were uncertain about how the next few days would develop in the greek sovereign debt crisis. will the eu summit bring a clear answer on which way the direction is going to go? what is quite expected of investors, banks, private invest

between russia and france small scale reports the french almost both saying it was a violation of the u.n. resolution. was take a turn for the was says portugal's data gets downgraded to junk status but chronic spreading. the second disaster recovery budget devastated communities khulood through all psychological support. radiation levels. welcome to our twenty two hour news live from nashville our town main story for russia and france have clashed over nato as humbling over the libya crisis at a closed door u.n. security council meeting on tuesday according to reports france is the first nato country to openly acknowledge all the rebels russia's foreign minister said delivering weapons to forces that rule was a crude violation of the un. said the roots of the dispute. it was a meeting behind closed doors so no official statements but we do know that there was a discussion and russia says such actions violate the arms embargo that was imposed on libya and the weapons supplies also breached the un mandate that was given to establish a no fly zone and protect the libyan civilians the u.

france to make things interesting day when they got back to go through a good august. but. settled germany the big goal was the death ball to them to germany how it ends and they would like to. thank for japan last drinking so you know alan white got the first and the spectacular go to. the second hour strike so grateful going to seal the win to set up a last eight for. the has reiterated faith his commitment to pour millions of dollars into the development of football in africa the president of the sport's governing body was speaking in zimbabwe after meeting top local officials that blatter how closed door talks with both zimbabwean president robert mugabe and prime minister morgan chang are high as the street effect chief returned to south africa for the first time since last year's world cup blatter also visited a local women's football match as well as construction sites and he pitches the seventy five year old swiss re-elect is supremely last month amid an ongoing saga of corruption allegations but he pledged that the fee for initiative to invest seventeen million dol

security council between russia and france over lead the air with moscow is saying french rebels breaches the resolution of the country. a new eurozone crisis as portugal's credit status is downgraded to junk by moody's rating agency says lisbon may need a bailout just two months after getting in they said billion euro one shock waves have been felt across europe with shells falling on the cost of government boring. countries come on and to easily. we have a look at how do you achieve plans to deal with the european financial turmoil and other birders on her shoulders. and despite you disaster recovery budget twenty five billion dollars people remain in desperate need not only financial assistance but also emotional support in areas devastated by the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. international news life or mostly this is with me thanks for joining us tell me that story now diplomats from russia and france have clashed over nature's handling of the levy a crisis at a closed door u.n. security council meeting on tuesday according to leaked reports france is the first nation a country

france states that . that the un resolution on syria will in no way lead to any military operations in this case is russia prepared to uphold this resolution and if not what measures russia is going to take. to exert pressure on damascus to settle the situation which is little so but as for the first part of your question the loosely got in a possible resolution i have trouble a answered this in my previous answer in blue school. especially the considering the fact that the security council. in the season you missed no heated debate around the need the necessity of such resolution with insane taken and as for our position on that some of the good well it's quite understandable of president has voiced opposition it repeatedly and it remains in the leg so this does not mean however that we are not prepared together with our partners in the global community to formulate a common position. and which i think has the same was in school with all parties. and it is that the syrian situation should be able to be a