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It's a bit lengthy, just keep reading :)
The British Nuclear Policy In The 1970s. https://t.co/DE1A7e1SQ0
The British nuclear submarine-based deterrent initially came into service in the late 1960s, providing ultimately 4 ‘RESOLUTION’ class SSBNs, each carrying 16 Polaris missiles, with 3 warheads, intended to deter aggression by the Soviet Union.
The power of the Polaris system was that unlike fixed airfields & other sites, it was practically invulnerable to a first strike attack, & could exist to threaten to wipe out #Moscow & other major Soviet cities if required, even after UK had been obliterated in a nuclear attack.
In theory the UK nuclear deterrent was committed to @NATO – and would be employed alongside other NATO nuclear weapons if called upon as part of an integrated strike which would involve all out nuclear release.
This was the main role for the force, but in addition it could be, in theory, returned to national control and used to conduct a unilateral nuclear strike if British national survival was under threat.
It's a bit lengthy, just keep reading :)
The British Nuclear Policy In The 1970s. https://t.co/DE1A7e1SQ0

This is the TOP SECRET paper from the 1970s, sets out how many nuclear warheads the British Royal Navy thought it could use to destroy Moscow in WW3.
— \u2728 (@Aamani_03) November 14, 2021
Will make a complete thread soon.. pic.twitter.com/gDSK05BgIy
The British nuclear submarine-based deterrent initially came into service in the late 1960s, providing ultimately 4 ‘RESOLUTION’ class SSBNs, each carrying 16 Polaris missiles, with 3 warheads, intended to deter aggression by the Soviet Union.
The power of the Polaris system was that unlike fixed airfields & other sites, it was practically invulnerable to a first strike attack, & could exist to threaten to wipe out #Moscow & other major Soviet cities if required, even after UK had been obliterated in a nuclear attack.
In theory the UK nuclear deterrent was committed to @NATO – and would be employed alongside other NATO nuclear weapons if called upon as part of an integrated strike which would involve all out nuclear release.
This was the main role for the force, but in addition it could be, in theory, returned to national control and used to conduct a unilateral nuclear strike if British national survival was under threat.