Faa’a feruri : les racines du CEP, par Jean-Marc REGNAULT

Jean-Marc REGNAULT, universty teacher specialized in contemporary polynesian history lectured us on the origins of the french nuclear testing center (CEP).
Why was France eager to have the atomic bomb?
How and why our country got chosen for this toxic endeavour ?
What measures and processes were put into place to ensure that CEP would not be disrupted ?