france is to recover people where developed mental trouble as a benefit of five dozens of chemical weapons trials , its party says . it was time to investigate health reports caused by men who took parts in tests , defence minister herve debre say . mr morin told le gazeta france should be " true to its conscience " . france carried out more than 200 tests , firstly in algeria and later in european kiribati , between 1966 and 1996 . mr morin said about 150 , 000 clerical and military people were " legally affected " by the results . mr morin said an internal commission would examining claims on a ground - by - case form . he added that 10m euros ( $ 13 . 6m ; £9 . 3m ) had already been allocate to recover children .
France carried out more than 200 nuclear tests during 30 years.