The primary role of the Vanguard-class submarines is to serve as a sea-based nuclear deterrent. Each submarine can carry up to 16 Trident II D5 missiles, which are equipped with multiple ...

The Royal Navy is struggling to hire and hold on to sailors manning the Trident nuclear ... and Vanguard-class submarines said he left after a recent gruelling 150-day underwater deterrent patrol.

LONDON, England (CNN)-- A British Royal Navy nuclear submarine and its French equivalent collided while on operations in the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month, defense ministries in Paris and ...

Trident is comprised of the UK’s four Vanguard class nuclear-powered ... to reduce reliance on the US for its nuclear deterrent. The first would be to build up a domestic industrial capability for ...