Themes

Conflict and Change

• Introduction

• In Focus: 1900

• In Focus: World War One

• In Focus: Interwar

• In Focus: World War Two

• In Focus: Post War Conflict

• In Focus: Cold War Climate

• In Focus: Falklands and Beyond

  • Surface Fleet

  • Submarines

  • Royal Marines

  • Fleet Air Arm

• Special Exhibition: Falklands 25

Learning

• How To: Understand Propaganda

• Propaganda Image Galleries

• Education Project: Sea With Your Own Eyes

Trident programme

New nuclear missiles carried on Royal Navy submarines

Britain's Trident programme is composed of submarine-launched ballistic missiles armed with nuclear warheads, carried onboard nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. The Navy introduced Trident I (C4) in 1979, before phasing it out in the 1990s and early 2000s. Trident II (D5), introduced in 1990, remains in operation until 2027.

Article Highlights

• Introduction

• Trident 2 D5 missiles

• Opposition

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Submarines in The Falklands War

Trident programme

HMS Splendid

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• Royal Navy Submarine Museum