The SSBN’s strategic weapon is the Trident II D5 missile, which provides increased range and accuracy over the now out-of-service Trident I C4 missile. SSBNs are specifically designed for ...

For 50 years, Faslane has been one of the most controversial sites in Britain - home to the UK's nuclear weapons system. At the height of the Cold War in the early 1960s, Britain decided it needed ...

What do we know about Faslane? 50 years of nuclear submarines on Clyde How important are UK's nuclear weapons? In total, 505 events were recorded since 2006 at the Faslane site, he said.