UK Formally Abandons Europe’s Unified Patent Court

Re:UK Formally Abandons Europe’s Unified Patent Court by arethuza on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @05:27AM (#23905492)

We are a bit of a second-rate nuclear power though - we are completely dependent on the US for delivery systems (Trident missiles) and, apparently, for the design of warheads.

If the US decided it didn't want the UK to be a nuclear power then I don't think we'd be able to maintain the capability for very long.

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Re:UK Formally Abandons Europe’s Unified Patent Court by peteretep on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @06:40AM (#23905790)

Britain was the third nuclear power, can’t imagine they just threw the plans away... Also the French are managing to maintain theirs independently just fine.

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Re:UK Formally Abandons Europe’s Unified Patent Court by arethuza on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @07:13AM (#23905939)

I don't think a 1960's weapon design (if we ever really had them - there is some debate as to whether the UK conned the US into giving us proper multi-stage weapon designs) is going be that useful on a Trident missile.

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