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The UK government operates its nuclear deterrent independent of control from the U.S.: they would not share control of that capability with any other country (r
by hyko 6y ago
The UK government operates its nuclear deterrent independent of control from the U.S.: they would not share control of that capability with any other country (regardless of current defence posture), just as the U.S. would not share the keys to the GPS kingdom with another country. Hence why we keep having to launch what is effectively the same damn system into space.
- dingaling 6y agoCommand of the UK Trident force is independent from the USA. However control is more complicated ( as it involves political aspects ) and technically the USA has influence because the UK uses missiles drawn from the common maintenance pool in Georgia.