France’s defense and finance ministers inaugurate a gunpowder production site at a factory in the southwestern city of Bergerac that is expected to deliver up to 1,200 tons of gunpowder per year. "The survival of the French model is at stake -- a self-sustaining model that includes many contractors and the capacity to employ suppliers of raw material," says Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu. [COMPLETES VIDI37BH2KD_EN] IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES