 On 19 January 2006, Chirac said that France was prepared to launch a nuclear strike against any country that sponsors a terrorist attack against French interests.He said his country's nuclear arsenal had been reconfigured to include the ability to make a tactical strike in retaliation for terrorism.On March 17, 2006, Chirac, was involved in a controversy over a youth employment law after protests in Paris against the measure ended in violence and 187 arrests.