Resistance and Deterrence - from the origins of the French nuclear programme to the present day
The Fondation pour la recherche stratégique, with the support of the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, invites you to the conference Resistance and Deterrence, From the origins of the French nuclear programme to the present day, to be held on Thursday 5 October 2017 at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (large auditorium on the François Mitterrand site).
This conference is organised in partnership with the Fondation Charles de Gaulle, the Fondation de la France Libre, the Musée Curie, the Service historique de la défense, the Archives diplomatiques, the École Normale Supérieure ENS-Ulm (Centre interdisciplinaire d'études sur le nucléaire et la stratégie) and the journal «L'Histoire».
To register: m.pion@frstrategie.org
Provisional programme
8h45 Welcome coffee
9.00am-9.20am Opening of the conference
Bruno Racine, President of the FRS and former President of the BNF
9.20 a.m. to 10.50 a.m. Nuclear power, a strategic challenge for France during the Second World War
Dominique Mongin, lecturer and researcher at INALCO and ENS-Ulm
Robert Belot, Professor at the Belfort-Montbéliard University of Technology
Diane Dosso, contract researcher at the Centre d'archives en philosophie, histoire et édition des sciences at ENS-Ulm
Renaud Huynh, Director of the Musée Curie
Dominique Mongin, lecturer and researcher at INALCO and ENS-Ulm
Robert Belot, Professor at the Belfort-Montbéliard University of Technology
Diane Dosso, contract researcher at the Centre d'archives en philosophie, histoire et édition des sciences at ENS-Ulm
Renaud Huynh, Director of the Musée Curie
10.50-11.00 a.m.
Extract from the film «The battle for heavy water»
11.00-11.30 a.m. Coffee break
11h30-13h00 The spirit of the Resistance and the beginnings of the CEA
Georges-Henri Soutou, member of the Institut and Emeritus Professor at the Sorbonne
Patrick Boureille, lecturer and researcher at the Defence Historical Service
Jean Guisnel, journalist
Georges-Henri Soutou, member of the Institut and Emeritus Professor at the Sorbonne
Patrick Boureille, lecturer and researcher at the Defence Historical Service
Jean Guisnel, journalist
1.00 pm - 2.00 pm Buffet lunch
2.00 pm - 3.30 pm General de Gaulle and nuclear sovereignty
Maurice Vaïsse, Emeritus University Professor
Frédéric Gloriant, teacher-researcher at ENS-Ulm
Jacques Godfrain, former Minister and Chairman of the Charles de Gaulle Foundation
Jean-Dominique Merchet, journalist
Maurice Vaïsse, Emeritus University Professor
Frédéric Gloriant, teacher-researcher at ENS-Ulm
Jacques Godfrain, former Minister and Chairman of the Charles de Gaulle Foundation
Jean-Dominique Merchet, journalist
3.30 pm - 4 pm Coffee break
16h00-17h30 National independence and nuclear deterrence, past and present
Bruno Tertrais, Deputy Director of the FRS
Jean-Pierre Chevènement, former Minister, Honorary Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Res Publica Foundation
Admiral de Coriolis, former Commander of FOST
Bruno Tertrais, Deputy Director of the FRS
Jean-Pierre Chevènement, former Minister, Honorary Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Res Publica Foundation
Admiral de Coriolis, former Commander of FOST
5.30 pm - 6 pm Closing of the conference
Jean-Jacques Bridey, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defence and the Armed Forces.
Jean-Jacques Bridey, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defence and the Armed Forces.
