Trident nuclear missile system

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The Trident nuclear missile system is the United Kingdom’s submarine-launched ballistic missile-based nuclear deterrent, carried by its Vanguard-class submarines as the core of its strategic defense.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nuclear weapons system ⓘ
submarine-launched ballistic missile system ⓘ
abbreviation Trident ⓘ
armsControlContext subject to US-UK nuclear cooperation agreements ⓘ
basedOn Trident II D5 missile ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Navy Trident II D5 system
basingMode sea-based ⓘ
component Trident II D5 missile ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
deliveryPlatform HMS Vanguard ⓘ
HMS Vengeance ⓘ
HMS Vanguard ⓘ
surface form: HMS Victorious

HMS Vigilant ⓘ
deploymentMethod submarine-launched ⓘ
deterrencePosture continuous at-sea deterrent ⓘ
enteredService 1994 ⓘ
geopoliticalSignificance central element of UK nuclear policy ⓘ
governingDocument Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy 2021 ⓘ
United Kingdom defence policy ⓘ
surface form: UK Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010

UK Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 ⓘ
guidanceSystem inertial guidance ⓘ
stellar-inertial guidance ⓘ
homePort Faslane ⓘ
HMNB Clyde ⓘ
launchCapability multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles ⓘ
launchPlatformType nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine ⓘ
missileLeasingArrangement pooling system at U.S. Navy base Kings Bay ⓘ
missileOwnership United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
missileType submarine-launched ballistic missile ⓘ
nuclearPosture continuous at least one submarine on patrol ⓘ
numberOfOperationalSubmarines 4 ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
patrolPattern continuous deterrent patrols ⓘ
platform Vanguard-class submarine ⓘ
policyContext UK minimum credible deterrent ⓘ
procurementPartner United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
propulsion three-stage solid-fuel rocket ⓘ
range over 7000 kilometres ⓘ
replaced Polaris missile system ⓘ
role second-strike capability ⓘ
strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ
strategicCommandAuthority Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
strategicRole deterrence against major threats to UK vital interests ⓘ
deterrence against nuclear attack ⓘ
successorProgram Dreadnought-class submarine ⓘ
surface form: Dreadnought-class submarine program

UK Trident replacement program ⓘ
warheadDesignOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
warheadOwnership United Kingdom ⓘ
warheadType thermonuclear warhead ⓘ

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British Armed Forces → usesEquipment → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
Defence Nuclear Organisation → associatedWith → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trident nuclear deterrent
Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defence Purposes → relatedTo → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
subject surface form: Agreement between the Government of the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defence Purposes
this entity surface form: UK Trident nuclear weapons programme
Nuclear weapons policy of the United Kingdom → deliverySystem → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trident submarine-launched ballistic missile system
Nuclear weapons policy of the United Kingdom → soleNuclearSystem → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trident SLBM system
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines → formsPartOf → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
subject surface form: Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine
this entity surface form: United Kingdom strategic nuclear deterrent
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston → associatedWithProgram → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
this entity surface form: UK strategic deterrent
Trident II D5 missile → partOf → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
subject surface form: Trident II D5
this entity surface form: United Kingdom strategic nuclear deterrent
Trident II D5 missile → family → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
subject surface form: Trident II D5
this entity surface form: Trident missile system
United Kingdom defence policy → nuclearSystem → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trident nuclear programme
Polaris missile system → replacedBy → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trident missile system
Polaris missile system → UKReplacement → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trident missile system
HMS Vanguard → nuclearWeaponsPlatform → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
Vanguard-class submarine → nuclearWarheadSystem → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
this entity surface form: UK Trident nuclear weapons system
Vanguard-class submarine → launchPlatformFor → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trident nuclear warhead
HMS Vengeance → armamentSystem → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trident nuclear weapons system
Clyde naval area → partOf → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Kingdom strategic deterrent system
Continuous At-Sea Deterrent → reliesOn → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trident nuclear weapons system