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Polaris (UK nuclear programme)
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The United Kingdom's Polaris programme, officially named the British Naval Ballistic Missile System, provided its first submarine-based nuclear weapons system. Polaris was in service from 1968 to 1996.
A Polaris missile is fired from the submerged ballistic missile submarine HMS Revenge
A Polaris missile is fired from the submerged ballistic missile submarine HMS Revenge
Admiral Arleigh Burke, the US Navy's Chief of Naval Operations from 1955 to 1961
Admiral Arleigh Burke, the US Navy's Chief of Naval Operations from 1955 to 1961
Admiral of the Fleet Lord Mountbatten, the First Sea Lord from 1955 to 1959, and the Chief of the Defence Staff from 1959 to 1965
Admiral of the Fleet Lord Mountbatten, the First Sea Lord from 1955 to 1959, and the Chief of the Defence Staff from 1959 to 1965
President John F. Kennedy (left) meets with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Harold Macmillan (right), at Government House in Hamilton, Bermu
President John F. Kennedy (left) meets with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Harold Macmillan (right), at Government House in Hamilton, Bermuda, on 22 December 1961.
Resolution-class submarine
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The Resolution class was a class of four nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) built for the Royal Navy as part of the UK Polaris programme. Each submarine was armed with up to 16 UGM-27 Polaris A-3 nuclear missiles.
Resolution-class submarine
Resolution-class submarine
HMS Repulse in the Firth of Clyde in 1979.
HMS Repulse in the Firth of Clyde in 1979.
A training trigger for the Polaris missile system
A training trigger for the Polaris missile system
Polaris missile launch from HMS Revenge in 1983.
Polaris missile launch from HMS Revenge in 1983.