independent deterrent
1deterrent — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, good, great, powerful, real ▪ credible ▪ the ultimate (esp. BrE) ▪ …
2Nassau agreement — The Nassau Agreement was a treaty negotiated between President John F. Kennedy for the United States and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan for the United Kingdom. It was the result of a series of meetings by the two leaders over three days in the… …
3Nassau Agreement — The Nassau Agreement, concluded on 22 December 1962, was a treaty negotiated between President John F. Kennedy for the United States and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan for the United Kingdom. It was the result of a series of meetings by the two… …
4Enoch Powell — Infobox Minister honorific prefix = The Right Honourable Brigadier name=Enoch Powell MBE office = Minister of Health term start =27 July 1960 term end = 18 October 1963 primeminister =Harold Macmillan predecessor = Derek Walker Smith successor =… …
5Resolution class submarine — The Resolution class submarine armed with the UGM 27 Polaris missile was Great Britain s primary nuclear deterrent from the late 1960s to 1994, when they were replaced by the Vanguard class submarine carrying the Trident… …
6AGM-48 Skybolt — The Douglas GAM 87A Skybolt was an air launched ballistic missile (ALBM) developed during the late 1950s. It was intended to provide a mobile basing for the USAF s ICBM missile force by mounting them on heavy bombers rather than in fixed missile… …
7List of states with nuclear weapons — Map of nuclear weapons countries of the world.   NPT nuclear weapon States (China, France, Russia, UK, USA) …
8Blue Streak missile — The Blue Streak missile was a British ballistic missile designed in 1955. The ballistic missile programme was cancelled in 1960 but the rocket was used as the first stage of the European satellite launcher Europa. Tested at Woomera test range,… …
9international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
10Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom — United Kingdom Nuclear program start date 10 April 1940 First nuclear weapon test 2 October 1952 First fusion weapon test …
