Macron proposes French nuclear extension, Ukraine troop deployment in case of ceasefire
www.lemonde.fr
In a televised address to the French on Wednesday, the French president described Russia as a 'threat to France and Europe,' and said he wanted to confer with European allies on using France's nuclear deterrent to protect Europe.
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  • thanksforallthefish@literature.cafeEnglish
    1 year

    The UK outsourced maintenance of the delivery mechanism (the missile body) to the US.

    The warhead is built & maintained by the UK.

    The missiles have a life span so eventually they will stop working without US help.

    • HelloThere@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1 year

      Sure, the crux is how long is eventually. We may need that sooner than we previously thought.

      • thanksforallthefish@literature.cafeEnglish
        1 year

        5-7 years iirc according to the article I read. After that failure rates start going up, not sure how long the curve from 0-100% is though.

        Bottom line the UK (and the rest of the EU) need to start getting missile factories stood up. Not just for trident but for all the other arms we get off the US.