Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting
by zabzonk on Friday February 28, 2025 @05:55PM
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Its "nuclear arsenal" consists of a single missile boat on patrol with about a dozen or so ICBMs (which could certainly mess with major Russian cities. But if a Russian fast-attack sub (of which they have quite a few) gets it, bye-bye "nuclear arsenal".
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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting
by PaulDavisThe1st on Saturday March 01, 2025 @11:52AM
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> Since 1998, when the UK decommissioned its tactical WE.177 bombs, the Trident has been the only operational nuclear weapons system in British service. The delivery system consists of four Vanguard-class submarines based at HMNB Clyde in Scotland. Each submarine is armed with up to sixteen Trident II missiles, each carrying warheads in up to eight multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRVs). With at least one submarine always on patrol, the Vanguards perform a strategic deterrence role and also have a sub-strategic capability.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_...