deterrent capability
1Nuclear deterrent — A nuclear deterrent is the phrase used to refer to a country s nuclear weapons arsenal, when considered in the context of deterrence theory.Deterrence theory holds that nuclear weapons are intended to deter other states from attacking with their… …
2Nuclear 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 …
3British replacement of the Trident system — A Trident missile launches from a submerged submarine The British replacement of Trident is a proposal to replace the existing Vanguard class of four Trident ballistic missile armed submarines with a new class designed to continue a nuclear… …
4Nassau 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… …
5Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction — Pakistan Nuclear program start date January 20, 1972 First nuclear weapon test May 28, 1998 First fusion weap …
6Resolution 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… …
7Munir Ahmad Khan — (1926 1999), HI. Born May 26, 1926( …
8INTIFADA — This entry deals with the origins and ramifications of the first Intifada, which commenced in late 1987. For its subsequent course and for the second, so called al Aqsa Intifada, see israel , State of: Historical Survey; israel , State of: Israel …
9Classe Vanguard — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Vanguard. Classe Vanguard L HMS Vanguard …
10Vanguard (marine anglaise) — Classe Vanguard Pour les articles homonymes, voir Vanguard. Classe Vanguard …
