Britain’s Trident nuclear missiles are the backbone of its nuclear force. The problem? Britain doesn’t even own the missiles—they lease them from the United States.

Summary and Key Points: The Royal Navy's Vanguard-class nuclear submarines serve as the UK's strategic nuclear deterrent, carrying Trident II D5 missiles.Introduced in 1994, the four Vanguard ...

Until the deployment of the Soviet Union's mighty Typhoon-class, Ohio was the largest submarine in the world. The U.S. Navy's boats displaced 16,764 tons, were 560 feet (170 meters) in length and ...

each submarine will have four of its missile tubes permanently deactivated in the coming years. The SSBN’s strategic weapon is the Trident II D5 missile, which provides increased range and ...

called the Trident II D5 Life Extension 2 (D5LE2), which will be carried aboard COLUMBIA-class ballistic missile submarines to ensure the weapon system remains credible through 2084. Rising ...

Each Vanguard-class submarine boasts an arsenal of Trident 2 D5 missiles, capable of striking targets up to 4,000 miles away. Since April 1969, the Royal Navy has proudly maintained a continuous ...

Per the terms of the deal, the company will design the upgraded missile, called the Trident II D5 Life Extension 2 (D5LE2), which will be carried aboard COLUMBIA-class ballistic missile submarines to ...