Pierre Marie Gallois

Pierre Marie Gallois
Born(1911-06-29)29 June 1911
Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Died24 August 2010(2010-08-24) (aged 99)
Paris, France
OccupationGeopolitician
SpouseFrançoise Marie Gallois
ChildrenFrançois Gallois, Richard Gallois, Phillip Gallois

Pierre Marie Gallois (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ maʁi ɡalwa]; 29 June 1911 – 24 August 2010) was a French Air Force brigadier general and geopolitician. He was instrumental in the constitution of the French nuclear arsenal, and is considered one of the fathers of the French atom bomb.

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