Comment on Life Aboard a Nuclear SubmarineparentComments−gherkinnn2ySome loose thoughts on Trident- Yes, Minister was a prescient show- Trident is the UK's only nuclear deterrent.- While the UK fired them, they are taken from a common US-UK pool of interchangeable missiles.- NATO governments are on the open side. Failures are likely to be made public.- It is, of course, embarrassing−arethuza2yThe UK Tridents currently are on patrol with 8 missiles (they can carry more). What we don't want is someone thinking that out of the 8 a few won't work and maybe the missile defences around their capital city could surely shoot down the remainder?
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Some loose thoughts on Trident
- Yes, Minister was a prescient show
- Trident is the UK's only nuclear deterrent.
- While the UK fired them, they are taken from a common US-UK pool of interchangeable missiles.
- NATO governments are on the open side. Failures are likely to be made public.
- It is, of course, embarrassing
The UK Tridents currently are on patrol with 8 missiles (they can carry more). What we don't want is someone thinking that out of the 8 a few won't work and maybe the missile defences around their capital city could surely shoot down the remainder?