Istres Air Base
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Istres Air Base (Base aérienne d'Istres, Base aérienne 125, BA 125) is a large base of the French Air Force, located near Istres, north of Marseille, in Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
The base serves as a repair facility and a training ground.
It has a stockpile of middle-range nuclear missiles.
It is a potential emergency landing site for a Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) of the Space Shuttle.