You're right, thanks for adding context. I'm immediately suspicious when a picture is posted with no accompanying news article, and my search wasn't turning up any articles, only social media links.

Here's a French article about it.

Regardless, it's presence makes a statement that Canada is not alone.

Though I'd be cool if it was stationed at Miquelon for a few months.

Australia watching on with regret.

They don't need attack subs. They need boomer subs. At this point, Canada needs a nuclear deterrent. And I say that as an American who would be in the cross hairs of said nuclear deterrent. Canada should contract with the French for protection under their umbrella until they can build some of their own. The lesson of Ukraine should be that nukes protect small nations from fascist larger ones. Canada could easily end up like Ukraine. It's not like fascists can't find a casus belli. Putin was "restoring Russian glory" or some such. Trump would be "finishing the American Revolution" or some other bullshit.

Please, Canada, from a friend of yours to the south, do not take this threat lightly. No one is going to be able to save you if the US decides to invade. The same oceans that protect you will prevent your rescue. The only hope Canada will ever have of being able to militarily protect its borders from the US is a credible nuclear deterrent.

Just please, don't harden your hearts while you build these weapons of destruction. Don't close your doors to refugees from the US. As someone who is on the regime's enemies list, hopping across the Canadian border and begging for asylum is the last chance I might have if things really go bad.

Yes, this old news is about a nuclear-powered attack submarine, not necessarily a submarine that can nuclear-attack.

Lamp Oil, Rope, Nuclear Subs? You want it? It's yours, my friend. As looong as you have enough Euros.

Hijacking the top comment to let people know this isn't in response to any American threats, this is Naval Group, a French naval defense company, showing off their submarine because Canada is looking to spend 60 billion on twelve submarines. The plans for this purchase were publicly announced on July 10, 2024.

Here's a French news article about the submarine, seeing as I couldn't seem to find any sources in English.

Vive la France!

Hey. Guess what? At the moment, we're the bad guys...

To be accurate, this is a nuclear propelled attack submarine. It does not carry nuclear warheads and is not what we normally call a "nuclear deterrent".

Still hasn’t happened. This was a sales pitch for a Canadian defence contract.

Asking the real questions

The top one looks like he got hit on the head.

Same. Also once you know and understand France’s history and military…. You just don’t fuck with them.

Na, they’re just finishing the 7years war-round 2

Red Alert has predicted the future, the presedency of the US is controlled by a russian