The Doomsday Ships: New U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine Program

... ago with the signing of the 1958 agreement on bilateral cooperation in the use of atomic energy for mutual defense. The Royal Navy has four Vanguard-class SSBNs armed with American Trident II D5 missiles planned for decommissioning in the late 2020s-early ... ... American and eight tubes in the British versions. London is substantially financing R&D part. Topwar.ru Ilya Kramnik: Post-Soviet Submarine Fleet: Rising after the Fall High modernization costs, restricted use and other factors fuel the discussion on possible ...