Britain’s fleet of nuclear submarines is called Trident. Britain's fleet of nuclear submarines is called Trident.
Posted on April 27, 2015 by editor. Britain’s fleet of nuclear submarines is called Trident. There are four submarines (called Vanguard-class submarines), each with the capability of carrying 16 nuclear missiles. It’s the missiles themselves that are actually called Trident (Trident II D-5 ballistic nuclear missiles).  1 The Ohio class submarine is equipped with the Trident strategic ballistic missile. 2  It's a Trident ballistic missile submarine that's home ported in Farmington, Washington. 3  For the time being though, anti-capitalist activity in Scotland is focused on the Trident nuclear missile submarines at Faslane. 1 It's a Trident ballistic missile submarine that's home ported in Farmington, Washington. 2 The UK's Trident nuclear weapons system is based on four submarines which carry between 12 and 16 missiles, each of which can deliver a number of 100 kiloton warheads to individual targets-mass destruction on an unimaginable level. The UK Trident programme was announced in July 1980, and patrols began in December 1994. No to Trident. Trident is Britain's nuclear weapons system. It's made up of four submarines – one of which is on patrol at all times-carrying up to 40 nuclear warheads on board. Each of these warheads is eight times more powerful than the atomic bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima.  It was acquired by the Thatcher government in the early 1980s as a replacement for the Polaris missile system which the UK had possessed since the 1960s. Trident then came into use in the 1990s. There are three parts to Trident-submarines, missiles and warheads. Although each component has years of use left, they cannot last indefinitely. The current generation of four submarines would begin to end their working lives some time in the late 2020s.  A trident /ˈtraɪdənt/ is a three-pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm. The trident is the weapon of Poseidon, or Neptune, the god of the sea in classical mythology. In Hindu mythology it is the weapon of Shiva, known as trishula (Sanskrit for triple-spear). The word trident comes from the French word trident, which in turn comes from the Latin word tridens or tridentis: tri three and dentes teeth. Sanskrit trishula is compound of tri त्रि threethorn. The Greek equivalent is τρίαινα (triaina), tríaina From-Proto greek (trianja). threefold Print HTML. Britain's fleet of nuclear submarines is called Trident. There are four submarines (called Vanguard-class submarines), each with the capability of carrying 16 nuclear missiles. It's the missiles themselves that are actually called Trident (Trident II D-5 ballistic nuclear missiles). Each missile has the ability of delivering eight warheads. The missiles are capable of reaching targets 7,500 miles away. Trident is based in the river Clyde in Scotland. The current generation of Trident submarines are coming to the end of their working lives. Construction of the first submarine of a new fleet (known as the Successor) will need to begin in 2016 to be operational by 2028, with the current fleet being phased out by 2032. 1 Trident is a sea-based ballistic missile system that comprises the UK’s nuclear deterrent. 2  It can be fired at targets up to 7000 miles away. 3  At its fastest, each missile can travel at over 13,000 miles per hour. 4  Four Vanguard nuclear submarines can carry 16 missiles each. David Cameron has warned it would be foolish to consider abandoning its Trident deterrent because the UK faces an increased threat of a nuclear attack from regimes including North Korea. He claimed rockets from Pyongyang could hit Britain. For a technical discussion of the Trident I and Trident II missiles, see Trident (missile). The UK Trident programme encompasses the development, procurement and operation of the current generation of British nuclear weapons, and the means to deliver them. The UK Trident programme was announced in July 1980, and patrols began in December 1994.
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