Trident nuclear deterrent

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Trident_nuclear_deterrent
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear weapons system
gptkbp:baseOfOperations gptkb:HMNB_Clyde
gptkbp:commandAuthority gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:component gptkb:Trident_II_D5_missile
gptkbp:controversy nuclear disarmament debate
gptkbp:cost tens of billions of pounds
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:decisionToRenew 2016
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:marine
gptkbp:enteredService 1994
gptkbp:futureReplacement gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trident nuclear deterrent
gptkbp:maximumWarheadsTotal up to 225
gptkbp:missileRange over 7,000 miles
gptkbp:missileSupplier gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:numberOfShips 4
gptkbp:numberOfWarheadsPerMissile up to 8
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:policy gptkb:Continuous_At_Sea_Deterrent
gptkbp:purpose strategic nuclear deterrence
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mutual_Defence_Agreement_(UK-US)
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Polaris_missile_system
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Non-Proliferation_Treaty
gptkbp:warheadSupplier gptkb:Atomic_Weapons_Establishment
gptkbp:warheadType thermonuclear
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMNB_Clyde
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5