Britain Developing New Nuclear Warhead With U.S. Technology

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Credit: U.S. Navy
LONDON—Britain is to develop a new nuclear warhead with the U.S. to arm its submarine-based deterrent. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace was forced to confirm the work in a Feb. 25 ministerial after U.S. officials revealed that the UK was pursuing development of its own version of the W93...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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