How does Britain compare with other nuclear powers?

How does Britain compare with other nuclear powers?

politicians are meeting to discuss the future of Trident, an ageing fleet of nuclear submarines at the core of Britain's nuclear deterrent against external threats.

The British government says it will cost up to $26bn to update and renew the Trident programme.

Al Jazeera’s Neave Barker reports.

[jetpigeon]

This is factually incorrect, the UK has 225 Nuclear warheads, and each sub carries 16 missiles, not 8.

[bulletproofcammy]

For god sake the nuclear weapons are made in the uk! But the guidance systems are American but Britain researches and contributes to trident aswell!!! Get it right....

[zipz]

Do not think I have ever seen a video which is so completely factually incorrect.

[davidmolyneux]

I care if it costs a trillion dollars. I wanna be safe.

[caroljones]

I find it mind boggling to think that the US and Russia have so many nuclear weapons when the UK'S alone could kill millions and devast vast areas of land making them uninhabitable for decades.

[tomgauntlestrange]

UKs  nuclear force is sub based and can be any were and attack without warning.  also the other 3 sub can be redeployed quickly if needed. also do the maths, 16 missiles.... 49 warheads to a missle.. each making the Hiroshima bomb look like a fire work.

[habibalrizky]

why did he pronounce NUCLEAR like NEW KILLER?

[kieranjones]

If i could politely correct some of the errors in your report.

•The vanguard class submarine carrys 16 trident missiles not 8.
•Each missile can carry up to 8 warheads not 40.

[camyhunt]

I can bet Russia has nothing near what they say! And Britain has around the right amount of war heads. And Britain makes its own nuclear warheads in the uk but the targeting system (trident) is mostly American, but the uk does research and help with trident actually.

[tanyard]

Typical selective reporting trying to suggest the UK doesn't need a nuclear deterrent becuase it's smaller compared to that of the US and Russia...

The UK currently only needs a fore of 4 SSBN's and a modest stockpile of 225 warheads becuase that is what is sufficient for defence of the UK. Nations like the US and Russia have lots more becuase they are traditionally the two "big powers" that where at each other in the Cold War for decades. Also becuase the US and Russia are large nations they are surrounded by many oceans and other nations (especially Russia), so they need more SSBN's and warheads available to them.

Where as the UK is an island nation surrounded by European allies and only needs just 1 SSBN to patrol the North Atlantic with international range Trident missiles to maintain a minimum force level of it's nuclear deterrent, which has been the case since the 1970's.

I also notice how Al Jazeera doesn't include the French who have 4 SSBN's with 1 sub always on patrol exactly the same as the UK, also the Chinese and now Indians have SSBN's.

Lastly British Vanguard class SSBN's can carry a maximum of 16 missiles, not 8.

[zzirSnipzz]

So what if this is incorrect if Britain has more than ppl think they have that's an advantage so guys in comments stop whining we will always be underestimated throughout history why Britain is still a super power

[Evan_Bell]

The 4 subs shown at the beginning are not vanguards. Each vanguard carries 16 missiles, not 8. Each missile has a maximum technical capacity of 12, which has now been limited by policy to 3. Not 40.
It is British law that at least 2 vanguards must be at sea at any one time, not 1.
Comparing Trident to the nuclear submarine programs of the US and Russia is worthless because both those countries have air dropped bombs and land based missiles.
When this information is as readily available as it is, literally a google search away, I'm inclined to believe this is intentional deception or the guy tasked with writing this script was a troll.

[poeperdhe]

Well wars and weapons have always been Europes best economic boost..

[bryngriffiths]

Haha 40 warheads

The nuclear non proliferation treaty states that no Miss isle is to have more than 10 ware heads

[Snowwie]

Britain might not have the same amount as Russia has, but as of 2024 and seeing the quality of all of Russia's military hardware it's up to debate how many of Russia's nukes would actually work. Nevertheless, how many would work would not make a difference. The amount Britain has is enough to turn Russia into a waste land. But the same goes for Russia, even if just 2% of their nukes would work, also Britain becomes a shining new parking lot.

[entity_dragons]

Look at the size of the UK compared to the rest of the other countries

[bigting]

Trident is the only one except for astute and next drednought which will replace them

[tonkadriver]

like they would come out and tell truth of what we've got you can treble ours and half America's and Russia's like has a few than america

[Dc-yuvb]

In the last trial the US had know chance against the uk 🇬🇧 subs fact !!!it’s not about quantity it’s about class

[commercio]

This is incorrect. Bad journalism. Very bad.