PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE-D’AZUR Purpose: aerial defenseLocation: Istres (Bouches-du-Rhône)Operator: air forcePeriod of operation: since 1990Materials handled: uranium, tritium, plutonium, deuterium Comments: base for Mirage 2000NA squadron of Mirage 2000N, 3/4 Limousin, belonging to the fourth pursuit wing is deployed at the base. The planes are equipped with air-land-medium-range missiles (ASMP) [Barrillot 92; Barrillot 99]. The missiles are stored, assembled, and installed in planes, within Dams (Dépots d’armes et de munitions spéciales). The planes are deployed in hardened shelters [NRDC 94]. |