posted on 2024-07-12, 17:11authored byRobert Merkel
While the Cold War is long over, its remnants still permeate the world’s militaries. In Britain’s case, its four Vanguard-class submarines each take their turns patrolling, carrying their 16 American-supplied Trident D5 missiles, with a total of 48 warheads.
This article was first published in Larvatus Prodeo on 12 December 2006 (see: http://larvatusprodeo.net/2006/12/12/giving-up-is-hard-to-do/). It was judged one of the Best Blog Posts of 2006 by Club Troppo (http://clubtroppo.com.au/) and reproduced in On Line Opinion on 18 January 2007.