Any decision by the UK to go to war, or to launch nuclear weapons, would have to be made by Parliament.
The UK was the third country to obtain nuclear weapons, after the US and the USSR. The UK had its first successful nuclear weapon test in October 1952, a plutonium warhead similar to the one dropped on Nagasaki.
nuclear deterrence - the idea that if you attack me with nuclear weapons then I will attack you back with nuclear weaponsmutual assured destruction - the idea that if you attack me with nuclear weapons then I will totally destroy you with nuclear weapons and if I attack you with nuclear weapons then you will totally destroy me with nuclear weapons - thus any nuclear attack by either party will result in the certain destruction of both parties
fifth rank in nuclear weapons
Egypt is not believed or suspected to have nuclear weapons, or a nuclear weapons program, at this time (May 2009). See Related Link for a discussion of the world's nuclear powers.
Any decision by the UK to go to war, or to launch nuclear weapons, would have to be made by Parliament.
The UK has been nuclear for a very long time. It has lots of nuclear energy stations and lots of nuclear weapons.
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By 1960 the US, USSR, UK, and France had nuclear weapons. China got them in 1964.
The UK was the third country to obtain nuclear weapons, after the US and the USSR. The UK had its first successful nuclear weapon test in October 1952, a plutonium warhead similar to the one dropped on Nagasaki.
Yes, both in power generation and weapons.
No one should have nuclear weapons! I agree they cause nothing but problems. All they do is grant people power to kill and strike fear in the world. There is nothing good that can come from nuclear weapons.
no!!! nuclear weapons have not been used since ww2.
Both US & UK.
No, it was given that place right after WW2 before they had their own nuclear weapons.
Since its free-fall nuclear weapons arsenal was decomissioned in 1998, the United Kingdom's only means of nuclear weapons delivery is via submarines and SLBMs.
US, UK, Russia, France, China, India, Israel, Pakistan, North Korea, South Africa are the countries that currently have nuclear weapons.