Fošt

Fošt (pronounced [ˈfoːʃt]) is a settlement in the foothills of the Pohorje range west of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in the Drava Statistical Region.

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Force océanique stratégique

The Force océanique stratégique (FOST; English Strategic Oceanic Force) is the ballistic missile submarine force of the French Navy. It is one of the two components of the submarine forces of the French Navy and the sea-based component of the French nuclear deterrent.

History

The FOST was created in the early 1960s, around the need for France to operate her own nuclear deterrence. The creation took 13 years, with the challenges of creating nuclear reactors small enough to be fitted in submarines, design of ballistic missiles, design of nuclear warheads, and eventually integration of all the components with the construction of Redoutable in 1972.

Five other SNLE (Sous-marin nucléaire lanceur d'engin) have been commissioned since. In 1996, President Chirac decided the four-vessel size of the force. In the following years, this number was maintained by decommissioning the older SNLEs while the newer SNLE-NGs were commissioned.

The strategic submarines are based at Île Longue, near Brest harbour. The command post of the force is located at Brest, after having been relocated from Houilles, Yvelines. The command post may now be located in the Château de Brest near the city.

FOST (disambiguation)

FOST may refer to: