British aircraft nukes again?

[timmymagic]

'm sorry Armageddon is postponed because we've forgotten the code

It's ok....it was 0000 anyway...

 

[zen]

Anyway
Relevant link on fissile materials.

United Kingdom

United Kingdom is a nuclear weapon state member of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. In 2010 it made a commitment to reduce the nuclear arsenal to "no more than 180 warheads." In 2015 the United Kingdom officially declared that its nuclear...

fissilematerials.org

According to the official HEU balance, released in 2006, the total audited stock of military HEU was reported to be 21.86 tonnes as of March 31, 2002.

 

[zen]

Additional

Aurora - Aldermaston's new £2.5bn plutonium facility - Nuclear Information Service

A new plutonium manufacturing facility at AWE Aldermaston was added to the government's 2023 list of major projects.

www.nuclearinfo.org

 

[Rule of cool]

I wouldn't expect the UK to go all out like they did in the Cold War with nukes on Sea Kings, Sea Harriers, Nimrods, Frigates etc.

Rather, I'd think they go for a small number of air launched weapons for 'theatre' strikes, to give a visible and more useful in a war-fighting sense deterrent option, compared to the world ending Tridents.

 

[edwest4]

And it's back to the Cold War. I do hope an acceleration occurs across all branches of the military in Europe.

 

[Justo Miranda]

Are you talking about a tactical use of British nuclear weapons?

As far as I know, British nuclear weapons were designed and built as a deterrent tool during the Cold War along with significant research into CBRN substances: attack me and we will die together.

Does anyone think it would be possible to station these retaliatory weapons elsewhere to threaten some power unrelated to the survival of the UK?

A couple of nuclear bombs would be enough to turn the British Isles into unhabitable territory... why unnecessarily provoke those who can do it at any time?