A single practice firing of a Trident missile costs some £17 million and is usually undertaken following the deep maintenance of one of the UK’s four Vanguard-class submarines. One military ...

The deterrent consists of Trident missiles armed with nuclear warheads, which are fitted to Vanguard submarines. There is always at least one submarine at sea. In comparison to the Liberal ...

Saudi Arabia may be quietly modernising and expanding its long-range missile capabilities, according to newly published satellite imagery. Fabian Hinz, a defence and military researcher at the ...

Four is the same number of submarines that currently form part of the UK’s nuclear deterrent. The deterrent consists of Trident missiles armed with nuclear warheads, which are fitted to Vanguard ...