Hey! Pinguin doesn't eat baguette!
And there is not much military, it's more about scientists here than military people (about one hundred permanent people, space/climate scientists and biologist). The island is full of basalt yes, like most of the island, and the island is BIG. But if you are gonna nuck a french island, you should ask the French.
And it's the more important French island of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (after Adélie Land if you count it as an island).
Btw, we should be able to make the bomb ourself.