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The Week In Defense, March 18-25, 2021

Jen DiMascio March 18, 2021
UK nuclear ballistic missile submarine
The UK’s nuclear ballistic missile submarines carry U.S.-made Trident missiles.
Credit: UK Defense Ministry/Wikimedia
Proposed UK Nuke Increase Faces Criticism The UK is facing scathing international criticism over its decision to increase its stockpile of nuclear weapons. The move to swell the size of the stockpile ceiling to 260 warheads from 180—a 44% increase—was outlined in the UK government’s Integrated...
Jen DiMascio

Based in Washington, Jen previously managed Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage.

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