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UK Makes Higher Warhead Cap Official: 260 For Trident Fleet

Tuesday, March 16th, 2021

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UK Makes Higher Warhead Cap Official: 260 For Trident Fleet

The United Kingdom officially announced Tuesday that it will raise the cap on its nuclear arsenal to 260 submarine-launched ballistic-missile warheads from the previous target of 180 warheads. “In 2010 the Government stated an intent to reduce our overall nuclear warhead stockpile ceiling from not more than 225 to not more than 180 by the mid-2020s,” according to a policy paper from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cabinet office, titled Global Britain in a Competitive Age. “However, in recognition of the…

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