Preview - On Board Britain's Nuclear Submarine: Trident

[@callumfrost8337]

I'm from the UK and called me biased but we punch well above our weight when it come to the protection of our country. 👊

[@ganados0]

We were conquered so many times these past two thousand years, we said enough is enough and turned our defence to an offense (sorry India Pakistan, Burma, China, Egypt and well every country in the world.)

[@remarkablereefs8970]

with the US as an ally between both are countries we definitely punch harder then any other country in world..💪💪 🇺🇸 🇬🇧

[@ryanessex7978]

We've done that for hundreds of years. That's why we had the world's biggest empire. The country now is a dump.

[@kidkong637]

I’m from the US and call me outraged, incensed, disgusted and simply quite furious that our ex- president has no regard for our national security by retaining classified and top secret files at his golf resort. I can only hope that our Justice department and national security counsel gets to the bottom of this disgraceful act, and holds responsible parties accountable.

[@Chaffinchcxr]

Always have, always will

[@99IronDuke]

Britain exploded her first nuclear bomb in 1952 (having done much of the early work on nuclear weapons) Britain was the third nuclear power and by the 1960's had the V bomber force. There was no way in the early 1960's Britain was "Keen to join the nuclear powers" she had been one for years. I love the Royal Navy but please get this right.

[@NavyLookout]

Indeed - have advised the filmmakers and hope they can correct this error before broadcast.

[@1chish]

Well said. Shabby journalism and surprising the Navy never nailed this before broadcast. Maybe the old Navy vs RAF antipathy still exists? You could have gone back to the Tizard Missions in 1940 that gave (note GAVE) key research to the Yanks that opened the door for Manhattan that produced the Atomic Bomb in the first place. We should have been joint first but the Yanks closed the doors on us once they had what they needed. So we went and produced our own, bigger, bomb. Little Known Fun Fact: The B-29s were struggling to a) lift the bombs and b) release them so 3 Lancasters were converted by the RAF to house the two versions and flown out to stand by in case of need. The Yanks were never going to allow the old Lancaster to upstage the new B-29 and at last got one to lift the bombs. However they still couldn't release them. So they used the release systems from the Lancasters.

[@99IronDuke]

@@1chish I very much doubt this has anything to do with RN v RAF rivalry myself, especially as most of it has been on the side of some RAF senior officers so far as I have ever seen.

[@sparkyplug28]

@@NavyLookout u fortunately they didn’t and it wasn’t the only mistake in the film not sure if they where mistakes or it was just all dubbed down for people who don’t even know what a submarine is!

[@Dave-hu5hr]

@@j.4354 Which means nothing..

[@AllThingsCubey]

When he said "more than Hiroshima and Nagasaki around us now," that's the understatement of the century. One singular warhead in a Trident missile is more powerful than both those combined, by several times over, and each Trident has multiple warheads, and there are multiple Tridents...

[@AllThingsCubey]

@John Parkes Or dumbing it down for the host. He probably has a very good idea how much firepower they have.

[@colinmcmahon5829]

"Polar Wrist", This Red River Ex, and PNE.

[@williamdiffin28]

@@AllThingsCubey Nah. He was dumb af all right. Only someone who was dumb af would work on an SSBN. If there's anything I've learned in this life, it's not to second guess human stupidity.

[@avro9159]

little boy was 15 kiloton, fat man was 21, the warheads Tridents carry which are basically the British version of the W76 are about 180 kiloton

[@williamjordan5554]

@@williamdiffin28 Stupid comment.

[@Spookieham]

Polaris was designed from the start to be submarine launched. The UK didn't have to decide where to put it. Also - the missile motors are from the US pool but the warheads, decoys etc. are British designed with the nuclear material made in the UK - a very important difference.

[@jasenwright1178]

Thanks for that! I shall feel much better knowing that the warhead that melted me came from the UK rather than the USA!

[@CheyTacHD]

@@jasenwright1178 it's more about the UK not relying on the usa for nuclear material is his point

[@darylkemp1257]

Sellafield or winscale is where the material is processed

[@darkspeed62]

They're made at the UAE in Reading.

[@stevenmassey7586]

@@jasenwright1178 yours will come from an all together different direction, think red.

[@Chewy427]

HMS VENGEANCE? We called it VENGEANCE? Damn that is fucking awesome

[@Ukfairgrounds]

Because It will get it’s Vengeance on Russia if they try anything

[@polarisukyc1204]

Yeah, the next class of Royal Navy submarine is going to be even bigger can called the Dreadnaught class, even more awesome

[@Andrewandrew2977-c8j]

HMS queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier bunch of metal at rosyth when I see I it go

[@royalnavyveteran3164]

When I was in basic training in the royal navy, I was sat down by a officer and he tried his best in persuading me to become a submariner, like more pay, stay in nice hotels when visiting foreign countries etc, he tried his best bless him, I like the sun so I ended up on a destroyer

[@AnonAnonAnon]

I went into the British Army but I've always been a bit obsessive about the silent service! If I had my time again I think I would sign up for the RN and apply for submarine duties.

[@royalnavyveteran3164]

@@AnonAnonAnon the RN was a choice I made, I wanted to go in the parachute regiment at first and my parents begged me not to make that move so I opted for the navy, I travelled the world and was in theatre in Iraq 03 op tellic, I done alot and seen alot in my 6 years and I still kick myself for leaving, biggest mistake of my life 😭😭😭

[@TheBritishEmpire920]

They are forcing people to go submariner now, few of my mates joined up as skimmer WE but were told that they are going subs half way through phase 2

[@AnonAnonAnon]

@@TheBritishEmpire920 I can see that happening as I know all three services have recruitment problems, so how do you fully man a nuclear deterrent when 18 to late 20s don't want to do 6 on, 6 off for months on end? I'd love to do it now even at my age.

[@TheBritishEmpire920]

@@AnonAnonAnon honestly I’m tempted to go myself, I’m in awe of a submarine, and a bit jealous

[@Buzzbox3rd]

Excellent submarines, well done to the Brits.

[@patdbean]

0:30 "by the early 60s" the UK had been a nuclear power for about a decade. And the v-bomber force had been operational for several years.

[@winstonchurchill586]

Pretty sure we was a nuclear power in 1952 seems that’s when we made our first bomb and tested it

[@patdbean]

@@winstonchurchill586 from memory , first a bomb 52. First from v bomber 56, first H bomb 56. First H bomb from V bomber 57 or 8. First blue steal air launched ballistic missile 63. first sub launch Polaris missile 69

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

The set designer for Vigil should have watched this beforehand.

[@billybobkingston5604]

I was going to mention that awful show, however you summed it up very well

[@navnig]

The lead researcher was a massive snp-fan and also an anti-nuke activist.

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

@@navnig that's like a vegan being the marketing advisor for nandos... On what basis did they get hired for the job?

[@navnig]

@@sergarlantyrell7847 Because the anti-UK, SNP Scottish Govt. provided financial backing for the program. They put as many of their own people in there as possible. Nationalism....Scotland is sleep walking into oblivion.

[@TDMRSH]

i doubt the BBC were gonna show you a fully functioning boat, HMS Vigil does exist. Astutes are the way forward

[@chaz1541]

Worked with this crew & the CO is a truly great bloke. Great laugh but a brilliant mind. DJ Mason I miss you! Come back please 😂

[@yorkshire_tea6875]

You gotta trust the engineers when you're underwater

[@user-ng9gd4vl9s]

Gotta trust each other. That's how you get the dolphins.

[@hansmoleman8533]

I remember having to write I AM NOT A VOLUNTEER FOR SUBMARINES on my early draft preference forms lol

[@d.m.e.2275]

I was taught that after successfully testing its own Atom bomb the UK approached the US hoping to make an agreement where they'd share info on the development of Nukes, The US refused, After that the UK was the third country to detonate a Hydrogen bomb (Operation Grapple) which led to the 1958 US, UK Mutual Defence agreement. I used the Wiki for the details.

[@d.m.e.2275]

@CHRISTIAN KNIGHT Hi, Where did you read that? Hiroshima happened during WWII and at the time we were still at war with Germany. I read that after WWII a lot of German scientists avoided Jail time by going to the different Allied countries (US, Russia, UK & France) to continue working on rockets etc for them but nothing about before.

[@TheLAGopher]

@@d.m.e.2275 What Christian meant was that many German Jewish scientists, led by Albert Einstein, fled pre-war Germany and alerted President Roosevelt on German atomic weapons research. FDR responded with the Manhatten project. The British also had been doing research on atomic weapons. When the US entered the Second World War as a British ally, the Brits joined the American program for greater efficiency and access to resources. The British and German Jewish ex-pats were at the core of the program, but it was led both civilly and militarily by Americans. and the overall workforce of scientists and engineers in the project were Americans. Another interesting fact was that the US Atomic Bomb attacks on Japan in 1945 were nearly delivered by the Royal Air Force. The US was having technical issues adapting the new B-29 Superfortress bomber which had two bombbays for and aft of the wings on the fuelsilage , to carry the bulk of FAT MAN and LITTLE BOY without throwing off the center of gravity of the plane. As a fall back option, an RAF squadron flying Lancaster bombers,which had delivered to largest conventional bombs of the war in the TAll BOY bombs,and could carry the US nukes, were asked to train for the mission. With the end of the war in Europe, advanced elements of the squadron moved to the Pacific.At the last minute, the US solved its B-29 issues with the "Silverplate" version with one long bombbay and a reworked wing assembly.

[@timphillips9954]

@CHRISTIAN KNIGHT Spot the Americans done the dirty on us.

[@daz4627]

There is an EXCELLENT radio docco made by BBC Radio 4 called "The Human Button" which looks at the chain of command / controls and what if's behind the British nuclear deterrent program... There are some fascinating interviews and a scary as hell ending where a British Trident sub practices for a nuclear launch... not sure if it's still online but well worth looking for.

[@alexandercarder2281]

I love that we have these amazing machines, they blow my mind 😂

[@Daryl465]

This is what Australia Navy need.

[@KissMyFatAxe]

I thought Australia was already nuclear armed. Damn. Don't worry mate if nukes start flying your way, we'll get the bastard for you 🤣🤣

[@Daryl465]

@@KissMyFatAxe Thanks as we will help you to

[@davemccombs]

Congrats, you got em' now! American ones

[@jonhsmith5916]

UK and NATO are with Australia, no need to worry , Buddy. We are one.

[@matthewkent8796]

One of these UK nuclear subs could start or end a war at a stroke.

[@jonahsgang8830]

Hopefully never

[@josiahscarrmusic6750]

You missed the fact they already prevent wars

[@COSSIE1970]

What war !!!! Don’t you mean the end of the world lol .

[@jonhsmith5916]

Needed now more than ever I suppose.

[@number8485]

What a mighty boat! And an amazing deterrent all these years.The RN Submariners are the very best.How about some more of these fantastic weapons.NEVER mess with the UK!🇬🇧

[@devorah935]

Thank god we got them

[@harrysoldier2893]

There are 4 OHAIO a 1 vanguard anytime ready for the launch

[@elegantinfusions]

I served on targets, spending my time tring to find them black tubes, dam sundogers, my cousin served on polaris, shame you didnt do a bit more history from the US-UK meeting

[@williamjordan5554]

I think the Polaris missiles were made for submarines from the get-go.

[@colinstewart1432]

True. Working out how to fire them from an unstable platform was the hardest part. 🤜💥🤛

[@alansmith1770]

Certainly so very brave men & women. I am scared of confined spaces. But nukes are a necessity in this dangerous world. My respect & admiration for them all

[@johnconcerto8721]

It is the height of man's technology, to have this incredible machine combined with all the destructive power it wields. Truly awesome.

[@goldiemusic8394]

I am pretty sure that if they bring my mother in law on that submarine, it would be far more dangerous.

[@neiledmondson959]

i helped build that...... not by myself, but was working on the build...... and the documentary this is from was an hour long, why is this only 6.17 secs long.....

[@ОЕГ-б9ы]

Hello from Ukraine. This is incredible.

[@jonhsmith5916]

Привет из Англии, Великобритания, желаю вам всего наилучшего в это очень трудное время, Великобритания и весь мир поддерживают вас

[@Ukfairgrounds]

Are you still alive hopefully you are

[@wayneschenk5512]

Nicely done.

[@L0r0x_o]

Amazing! a journalist I did not find irritating!

[@romeo9017]

Happy days Mr Williamson..

[@magicstix0r]

The audio from the video on-board the submarine sounds off because they've scrubbed it of all background noise to avoid giving up any acoustic characteristics...

[@russouk]

Rob Bell gets all the good jobs...thought was him....hes really good

[@mudabudda]

Time to earn your money boys

[@j.m.youngquist419]

Fantastic Allies

[@angloaust1575]

Rather claustrophobic If they make any more We could have an On the beach situation

[@1IbramGaunt]

Absolutely magnificent, and 'Vengeance', badass name and a perfect one given her job. Should somewhere like Russia or China one day ever actually launch nukes at us, all patriotism aside we sadly won't last long, no question- but HMS Vengeance and her sisters (and eventually the future Dreadnought-class), WILL still be there no matter what, to make sure the enemy just as certainly won't have long themselves either to gloat about it

[@djmeyer1972]

The measure of a successful deterrent is that we never have to use it to defend ourselves.

[@djmeyer1972]

@Srg720 What do you mean by fake democracy? And shoddy values? I think Britain stacks up pretty well compared to most other Countries. Which countries have a fairer democracy than the U.K.?

[@djmeyer1972]

@Srg720 You’re either as troll or completely delusional, I cannot tell which. Good luck in finding somewhere to live which fits your idealism.

[@garwhittaker3743]

@Srg720 Where are u from ?

[@garwhittaker3743]

@Srg720 Yeah that says a lot.

[@imranzazai7404]

Very interesting.

[@NarrowboatJophina2]

It seems interesting but when you’ve done 24 years on them it’s really not that interesting 😂

[@raykewin3608]

Good stuff. Can you make it more in depth and technical? And longer.

[@TheBritishEmpire920]

They can’t, most of it is classified

[@kingfishr2436]

Bit sus asking that lol

[@raykewin3608]

@@kingfishr2436 Asking for a friend, his name is Yuri.

[@KD--sj8eo]

@@TheBritishEmpire920 I think he’s pulling a fast one mate.

[@KD--sj8eo]

Yes if they could do a video on the inner workings of the nuclear reactor that would be much appreciated.

[@davesharpe3877]

Commander Mason, my last boss before i left the Navy after 22yrs, not a great final job, but assessed me on performance etc even though i was leaving, made me feel like shit!!! Couldnt imagine a worse person to Captain a Submarine..

[@NarrowboatJophina2]

I know him well. I did 24 years I left the boat just before he joined. I left at the right time. 🫡

[@davesharpe3877]

@@NarrowboatJophina2 love to know what he was like as a Captain, what a bellend he is!

[@MinkieWinkle]

Soon to be replaced in the coming years by the dreadnaught class

[@seven.8228]

Is this the one that COMPLETELY FAILED AGAIN TO FIRE EVEN 1 ????

[@noodles169]

Strange how we have to build these destructive weapons to protect us from ourselves lol

[@stevem2323]

And it worked, there was no new world war.

[@darylkemp1257]

Exactly and russia or china may have the mmore nukes than us but in the end dosnt matter how many you have it's the policy if our potential enemies dare to use them against us they are going to expect a volley in return from under the waves they dont know where she is she can retaliate at will it's called mutual assured destruction kept the peace and stopped a 3rd world war breaking out so this system is worth every penny you think Putin would have stopped at Crimea if he was the only one in possession of these weapons = no he would gladly steam roll his tanks into the rest of the Ukraine and invade eastern Europe also that's why we have these weapons they are terrible and costly but are needed that's why it's called a nuclear deterrent

[@_John_P]

To protect us from themselves.

[@marktaylor2087]

@@darylkemp1257 that’s honestly the longest sentence I’ve ever read

[@Tomm-o]

@@darylkemp1257 this comment hasn't aged well

[@Danno1983]

This waz Paramount on Sky last week

[@lewiskx20]

When a country has this much firepower it doesn't matter what sort of economy or military strength it has, when setting these sort of weapons out to attack a country its irrelevant of the other weaknesses of that country

[@davemccombs]

That made no sense, calm down

[@AnonAnonAnon]

That first submariner was a bit reserved/understated in his answer to the amount of firepower onboard that submarine. 48 warheads each warhead has a yield of around 100 kilotons, which is around 8 times the power of the bomb which destroyed the city of Hiroshima. 48 x 8 = 384 Hiroshima bombs, give or take.

[@babylon218]

True, but he was referring to the missiles in the tubes, not just the number of warheads, and not all the tubes are necessarily carrying missiles, and not all of the missiles are necessarily carrying warheads. The RN takes secrecy around the At-Sea Deterrent very seriously - anything less vague about Vengeance's *actual* armament could present a security risk.

[@oogdiver]

Being asked to say anything to the media about his/their jobs is an anathema to CASD submariners. They're reluctant to give any information and are understandably reticent and vague out of habit.

[@GTMMC43AMG]

Wrong. Google again......

[@AnonAnonAnon]

@@GTMMC43AMG if you know then why not share and show us the error of our ways

[@GTMMC43AMG]

@@AnonAnonAnon carry 16 missile with upto 8 warheads each according to wiki. So 128 warheads max.

[@cannedpiss5178]

I was privileged to take a tour inside of HMS Vanguard. Next I'll hopefully be going to Kiel, Germany to see U-995. Submarines are such fascinating vessels. It's insane to me the tolerances they can take and their capabilities back then, even more so now...

[@buntek50]

Ale kolos i siła uderzenia ogromną zmiata pół świata

[@justbread316]

They may have a nuclear sub and a captain but do they have a kapitan

[@charlestellis7021]

Inquisitive flies 😱

[@kamma44]

Narration is misleading. It implies that the UK needed the US for nuclear weapons technology when in fact the UK built (independently of the US) and tested its first atomic bomb in 1952 followed shortly by its first hydrogen bomb. Ironically the US amended its McMahon Act (which had ended US - UK nuclear cooperation back in 1946) in 1958 and restored the US - UK nuclear special relationship.

[@darklord1134]

The bow planes on that mother 😲

[@bh8671]

Yeah not gonna lie. I was surprised how big they were. Lol.

[@JohnnyWitney]

Kennedy and McMillan met in Barbados not Bahamas

[@justandy333]

Just watched the full episode, A bit simple for my liking. An interesting overview for the masses. But nothing new for the civilian naval enthusiast.

[@RichDoesGames]

sorry to hear andy, maybe they should call you and ask your opinion before they make these?

[@justandy333]

@@RichDoesGames 😂

[@tallwalls76]

@@RichDoesGames Damn cheeky of them not consulting Andy first, I say.

[@Dave-hu5hr]

Britain was already a nuclear power in it's own rights by the 50's and never needed to employ Polaris to join the 'club' come the 60's. V.

[@Dave-hu5hr]

@Charles Spencer Do you do 'points'.. ?

[@alfonsozuccari7392]

Im going to make a short doc on Trident. Let me get my PORTRAIT profile camera out.. Right.. Nice... Now I need to find A BETAMAX SOUND RECORDER FROM 1971 to record the audio on.. Right.. All set.

[@Oj12323]

Do they have a brig

[@shrikrushnajadhav2621]

But, question is, what happen if nuclear submarine got uder attack and destroyed my enemy. Will it create another headache of nuclear waste in ocean?

[@deneensanders5467]

Who names these things?

[@DB-tc1ic]

If you think we won’t we bloody well will

[@kumarandisamy7468]

Can anyone explain what is the difference between trident and astute

[@joeiborowski9763]

The Trident is a ballistic sub (SLBM) designed to launch a huge amount nuclear weapons with their Trident 2 missiles. The Astute class ( SSN) are smaller faster attack subs designed to sink enemy ships or subs with torpedoes. However they also carry Tomahawk cruise missiles that can also be loaded with a nuclear warhead.

[@kumarandisamy7468]

@@joeiborowski9763 thanks .much appreciated

[@udayanpaul8042]

These astute class submarines are really sexy and marvelous piece of equipment, love these, salute to the Royal Navy and the BAE systems. The 6 hours on, 6hours off is very tiring, especially the 12-6 watch, very tough.

[@garwhittaker3743]

They ain't Astute .

[@tanyano9]

Vanguard class

[@frazer3191]

We have four deterrent submarines. Only three are sea worthy. Only one is at sea at any one time, with 40 individual thermo nuclear warheads aboard. (H Bombs) If things continue to deteriorate further, The Navy will deploy its second and third submarines to sea, armed with another 40 H bombs on each sub. They May already have put to sea. That will mean the Royal Navy will have 120 targeted Hydrogen bomb warheads aimed at Russia. The remaining 40 warheads will be loaded onto the submarine in dry dock under maintenance and that submarine will act as an immobile launch platform from Faslane. Guarded by the Marines. This measure will only happen as a last resort (If we assume def con 2 standby) So: That will be 160 warheads targeted on Russia in total. This will be the first time in our history that all four Vanguard subs are armed with live missiles and warheads at the same time. That those warheads will be TARGETED and on alert is even more staggering. Russia can make the U.K. cease to exist with a half dozen missiles and kill 60 million brits in half an hour. Fact. But let’s always remember we still pack one hell of a fucki** punch. British tax payers have paid hundreds of billions of pounds for decades and decades to have the deterrent. In Trident 🔱 as Sir Humphrey Appleby describes “ you have the rolls Royce corniche of the nuclear bomb. Let us all hope we return to the light before it’s to late and learn nobody can win ww3. The only way to win is not to play. Yet. If Putin invades Poland or the Baltic’s or uses nuclear weapons on civilians and on a nation who doesn’t have nuclear weapons itself. We should must and I guess will declare war on Russia.

[@snakeybriskins6432]

Wow you think it will happen because I have kids and am feeling really anxious over it.

[@frazer3191]

@@snakeybriskins6432 I hope not and pray not but I have no idea. It’s not up to us it’s up to Putin. If he takes a negotiated settlement licks his wounds and retreats then definitely not we can all get back to the stress of COVID. But if he decides fuck it I’m all in on Regaining the Russian empire and crosses the NATO line into Poland or the Baltic states then 100 percent ww3 will have begun and the U.K. will be at general war with Russia. That will lead to general nuclear war as the Russians can not beat NATO conventionally. General Nuclear war may result in intercontinental thermo nuclear war. In this scenario the U.K. will cease to exist. Any remaining government survivor won’t have a population to govern. In such a scenario the few remaining living will quickly envy the dead, and ….. there is nothing any of us can do about it. Don’t worry or stress. And definitely don’t say anything to the children. We all have to pretend that there’s a plan. Best thing to do is keep calm and carry on. Offer love kindness and joy to all and hope for the best. The Russian high command are not going to want to raise their children in an old tin mine in Siberia eating cold tinned beans for ten years two miles in the earth. If god forbid Putin ever went to the strategic weapons options I’m confident the Israelis or the CIA or some third party will send in the flying monkeys to the Kremlin and Putin will be retired and put down.

[@lnteIIigence]

@@snakeybriskins6432 Bless you, sorry you're anxious about all this. I think it's highly unlikely. As the commenter said, nobody would win, it would be just catastrophic so nobody would go that far ☺

[@TheLAGopher]

@@lnteIIigence The Russians won't do it as long as it's made clear to them, that there is no such thing in the west as a limited nuclear exchange without a response in kind. The Russians seek to carve out an exemption clause where they could nuke a non-nuclear NATO state (Say Poland) with a tactical nuke with the idea of causing NATO to stand down in a conflict with Russia. Since the Russians didn't nuke Britain, France, or America, Russia hopes those nations would not go nuclear out of treaty obligation and put their own populations at risk in a general nuclear war. Russia sees this as a possible means of terminating a war with NATO on favorable terms,(throwing Ukraine and maybe the Baltic States under the bus) before NATO destroys the conventional Russian armed forces. It's a school of thought among Russian strategists where they think, they could drive a wedge between nuclear NATO members and everyone else by presenting the question "Would an American/French President, or British Prime Minister be willing to lose Chicago/Paris/or London over Hamburg Germany or Warsaw Poland?

[@georgeplaxton3067]

Had a friend who was in subs but decided to go back to surface ships, then came the Falklands war, he was killed on HMS Coventry

[@rarebit939]

Resurgam

[@NarrowboatJophina2]

Resurgam ship mate 🫡

[@jaimaabhawaniji]

I had these bad Bois in modern warships game on my yuri donsky.....gotta love their underwater launching capability

[@yellowbelly8402]

40 warheads max he said at anytime = 5 tridents carrying 8 or 8 tridents carrying 5 warheads each?

[@krashd]

Because our foreign policy and the treaties we sign up to dictate how much firepower each sub can carry. 16 missiles with 10 warheads apiece would be 160 warheads but that would break treaties that would then give other signatories to such treaties the right to do the same.

[@TheFilwud]

Total number of warheads is limited b treaty, number of missiles is limited by having only 16 tubes. Other than that, we can mix and shuffle as required.

[@chuckmiller7294]

What's the point of having 16 missiles and 40 warheads

[@krashd]

A fuck load of decoys for the enemy to waste missiles on.

[@Chadhogan111]

Reporter looks terrified

[@videos0392]

Nice 💅

[@memorekz]

What's the aspect ratio all about?

[@turbod15]

16:49

[@jamescoogan8963]

Who’s here because of Vigil on BBC

[@iyzy_8236]

Me lol

[@ukraine7249]

How does one relieve one’s self (sexually) on a long deployment? Is it by stealth or do your seamen mates help out?

[@ux3476]

wtf is wrong with you?

[@jonhsmith5916]

@@ux3476 lmao 🤣😆

[@markdavid9056]

2010 this ages ago

[@dsmyify]

What did the American's do with the Scottish Lochs?

[@_predictedscroll_923]

The made up the loch Ness monster so they could put their submarines there

[@Dave617204]

Who’s here after watching Vigil and realising the show is a crock of lies

[@_predictedscroll_923]

😖

[@dod_the_angel]

It's not that it's untrue. A lot of the stories featured in it (drugs being brought on board by crew members, a crewman having an affair with another) is based on HMS Vigilant. You also need to take into account the restriction in set design to make it feel claustrophobic whilst also giving room for cameras, crew etc.

[@connor5887]

well he can't tell you exact location and how much weapons is on board down to one obvious reason. The ENEMY!

[@scottwhiting1871]

Can't tell you how many missiles but we got up to 40 warheads, 8 per missile = 5 missiles.

[@jonhsmith5916]

You can add up huh ?

[@NarrowboatJophina2]

If only you knew….

[@MrMarkhall1]

Evil beast of a machine.

[@Michael-wz5iv]

Unfortunately has failed to launch successfully in its last two missile tests …

[@xflushestmean93x54]

Ah yes, save the Royal Navy. *Proceeds to show top secret trident submarine interior*

[@_John_P]

It's peace time, so public engagement is essential to keep the armed forces well funded and crewed. It's easy to let the guard down when you don't feel threatened, but as soon as a threat emerges people are quick to demand that the military do their jobs, however it takes decades to build a competent force.

[@CatalinElton]

And they even bumped into their French counterparts this one time.....

[@anonymoususer4457]

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[@beetrooot1137]

what did did rob bell expect lol

[@jamesskeoch6562]

I did not get a choice I was drafted to DOLPHIN

[@patrickguinnane]

so essentially the weapons officer is saying there is ONE missile on board...lot of money spent to have a 2 billion dollar sub rocking around with a single nuclear missile...

[@Benjd0]

Not sure how you came to that conclusion, up to 16 means up to 16, not one. We know how many they can hold, but they simply aren't allowed to say how many they are carrying at any one time.

[@krashd]

No, he clearly stated the sub carries at least one, that is all he is at liberty to say. Learn how to extrapolate knowledge, it's called comprehension.

[@TheFilwud]

@Charles Spencer Ooh I like ignorance! where did you dream that up? Even Wikipedia will be closer to the truth than your post here! Thanks for the laugh.

[@angkaganjil]

everybody gangsta until u notice the submarines cabin on the thumbnail have a Minecraft texture pack

[@1597B]

Just peeped😂

[@davemccombs]

Kinda sad. Take that child shit somewhere else

[@oldfartinthenight9201]

Where am I goin'? I don't know Where am I headin'? I ain't certain All I know Is I am on my way Paint your wagon and come along...😄

[@da90sReAlvloc]

Rule Britannia Britannia rules the waves

[@randlerobbertson8792]

its a very expensive but compelling insurance policy hopefully, never enacted upon.

[@ScienceChap]

It is used every day. It's a deterrent. If it's fired, it's failed.

[@Xfactor7430]

Hmmm where are all the girls.? Are they not allowed to serve on a sub in the british armed forces.? Are the british girls to tough

[@englishkernigit8294]

A world ender

[@鎌田英明-c6f]

前世紀？人の戦争打撃力のバランスが保てるように願いたいものだぁ🐬

[@bgtcsjm]

Hi

[@bowlampar]

Chief Engineer : " You are asking too many questions covered by State Classified Info. Act, i can not tell you. Just enjoy your 'privileged visit' here, ask less and see more. OK< Mate!" 😷😷

[@davemccombs]

no

[@beetrooot1137]

THATS tv just think whats lurkin ???

[@n-teryourcoffin8833]

Lol does this mean if someone blows up this sub about 40 nukes are gonna go off lmao

[@oogdiver]

No. Nuclear weapons require a very specific series of events, timed to the tiniest fractions of a second, to achieve a nuclear or thermonuclear detonation.

[@tommylawton6253]

These submariners feel compromised I can tell you that much

[@AH-sr5px]

Not big on talking about the job around them.

[@xkeyscore1120]

Putin forgets we have nukes as well

[@ganados0]

Putin's dying so there's no future - FOR ANYONE!

[@jmoz]

Can tell that bloke he was talking to barely gave a shit about the potential of those weapons.

[@curtiscarpenter9881]

You should call this God save the royal navy on this channel.

[@Xfactor7430]

I want one of those tridents.!😎 I love to play hide'n seek.🤘

[@rasputitza]

Beware of sandbanks!