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"The missiles are jointly maintained, this is much cheaper than the UK doing it on its own and does not give the United States control over any of the weapons..." Trident is already hugely expensive. Manufacturing & maintaining warheads independently would make it even more so.
March 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"The missiles are jointly maintained, this is much cheaper than the UK doing it on its own and does not give the United States control over any of the weapons..." Trident is already hugely expensive. Manufacturing & maintaining warheads independently would make it even more so.
the US can't "switch off" Trident ukdefencejournal.org.uk/no-america-d...
No, America doesn’t control Britain’s nuclear weapons
It's a common myth that the United States has control over the UK's Trident missile system, that is not the case.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
March 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
the US can't "switch off" Trident ukdefencejournal.org.uk/no-america-d...