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We (UK) long gave up our nuclear sovereignty, we've relied entirely upon warheads we rent from the US since the 90s, since 1970 if you consider our Polaris subs
by NikkiA 2y ago
We (UK) long gave up our nuclear sovereignty, we've relied entirely upon warheads we rent from the US since the 90s, since 1970 if you consider our Polaris subs and WE177 bombs to have been the same deal - we claimed to have autonomy over the warheads, but it's questionable; Blue Steel was the last, true, british nuclear weapon - and even that used a modified W28 warhead, but they were at least 'home built'.
- lmm 2y ago> We (UK) long gave up our nuclear sovereignty, we've relied entirely upon warheads we rent from the US since the 90s, since 1970 if you consider our Polaris subs and WE177 bombs to have been the same deal - we claimed to have autonomy over the warheads, but it's questionable. I think you got it backwards - the warheads are still British-made, they're stuck on top of US missiles.