Rented Missiles & Worn Out Submarines: The Shocking State of Britain’s Nuclear Deterrent

Britain is a nuclear power, but even a cursory examination of that claim shows that it’s far from an independent nuclear power, reliant on foreign-manufactured and maintained missiles and worn-out ballistic missile submarines that should have been replaced by new boats long ago. Whether year-round nuclear deterrence is even possible has also been challenged. Find out the true state of Britain’s nuclear defences – you will probably be shocked and surprised! Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers ‘Zero Night’ and ‘Castle of the Eagles’, both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe… Visit my audio book channel ‘War Stories with Mark Felton’:    • One Thousand Miles to Freedom   Help support my channel: https://www.paypal.me/markfeltonprodu…   / markfeltonproductions   Disclaimer: All opinions and comments expressed in the ‘Comments’ section do not reflect the opinions of Mark Felton Productions. All opinions and comments should contribute to the dialogue. Mark Felton Productions does not condone written attacks, insults, racism, sexism, extremism, violence or otherwise questionable comments or material in the ‘Comments’ section, and reserves the right to delete any comment violating this rule or to block any poster from the channel. Sources

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Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Sheila Weir; Ivaneol; Tam McDonall/MOD; Meg Merrill/MOD; Michael Storey/MOD; Cpl. James Skerrett RAF; Simon Dawan; Navy News; The Engineer