Tident
Plans to replace the Trident nuclear weapons system
Recent issues surrounding the Astute class submarines of the Royal Navy have wide implications for Scotland. Firstly, twenty-five miles west of Glasgow, in Argyle and Bute, four Vanguard class submarines store the entirety of Britain’s nuclear capacity. The submarines were built and introduced in the 1990s, following the end of the Cold War; their launch [...]
By George Angus West | Eagle Eye | Monday, 26 November 2012 at 2:44 pm
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