As Europe and the UK begin to panic about its ‘special relationship’ with the United States under Trump, the question arises about whether or not Britain really has an independent nuclear deterrent. After a closer inspection on this issue. it turns out that the UK nuclear umbrella is anything but independent.
So now that the current government is viewing Washington is potentially an ‘unreliable’ ally, ministers and policy wonks are now wanting to revisit Westminster’s nuclear strategy. But it turns out there are no easy solutions, only problems.
Mark Felton writes…
“Britain is a nuclear power, but even a cursory examination of that claim shows that it’s far from an independent nuclear power, reliant on foreign-manufactured and maintained missiles and worn-out ballistic missile submarines that should have been replaced by new boats long ago. Whether year-round nuclear deterrence is even possible has also been challenged. Find out the true state of Britain’s nuclear defences – you will probably be shocked and surprised…” Watch:
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Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers ‘Zero Night’ and ‘Castle of the Eagles’, both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. See more of his work here.
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