Trident nuclear missile system

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nuclear weapons system submarine-launched ballistic missile system

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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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
United Kingdom strategic nuclear deterrent	2
Trident SLBM system	1
Trident missile system	1
Trident nuclear deterrent	1
Trident nuclear programme	1
Trident submarine-launched ballistic missile system	1
UK Trident nuclear weapons programme	1
UK strategic deterrent	1

Statements (49)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Defence Nuclear Organisation → associatedWith → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trident nuclear deterrent

Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston → associatedWithProgram → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ

this entity surface form: UK strategic deterrent

Nuclear weapons policy of the United Kingdom → deliverySystem → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trident submarine-launched ballistic missile system

Trident II D5 missile → family → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ

subject surface form: Trident II D5

this entity surface form: Trident missile 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

United Kingdom defence policy → nuclearSystem → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trident nuclear programme

Trident II D5 missile → partOf → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ

subject surface form: Trident II D5

this entity surface form: United Kingdom strategic 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 → soleNuclearSystem → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Trident SLBM system

British Armed Forces → usesEquipment → Trident nuclear missile system ⓘ