UK Nuclear Convoy near RNAD Coulport 17 May 2023 from 15 22 till 15 33

A UK Nuclear Weapons' Convoy coming down the A817 onto the A814, just up from HMNB Clyde, en route to RNAD Coulport at the other side of the Rosneath Peninsula, in Argyll & Bute, Scotland - with material brought from AWE Burghfield, Berkshire, England - on the afternoon of 17th May, 2023. This Convoy was very spread out - and was unusually preceeded by a marked RAF breakdown vehicle in operation (not shown on the video). This was later confirmed to be carrying an unmarked police vehicle. The Convoy is usually preceeded by a police vehicle, not a breakdown truck. The two breakdown trucks usually come down together with the 2 relief crew coasches at the very end (often after police have opened the roundabout again to other traffic; and they have moved on In this instance they were also spread out, and the second breakdown truck came along some time afterwards). Nukewatch information: shorturl.gg/DvTLyDQ

[@MerlinKernow75]

Would of loved to see the response if Just Stop Oil tried to get in the way of this.

[@quitenicepictures.]

It's been stopped by a single person on a zebra crossing before.

[@TheMerlin672]

They'd be off to see their flat mate!

[@realitygaming4088]

There's a video of it happen years ago ( something different) but a protest they crawl underneath the military polices armoured vehicles there's a video on here somewhere

[@quitenicepictures.]

@@realitygaming4088 Brian Quail for one did this - stopped the convoy several times.

[@wescarmichael6587]

@@deusvult3140😂😂😂😂

[@StreakyP]

got caught in the middle of one of these some years ago.... Just past the Dunglas Roundabout on A82 at Milton they were in the inside lane of the dual carriageway & I was in the outside passing them when suddenly they signalled right & moved out en-mass & I was in the middle of them. Police m/c outriders stopped the traffic at the Milton lights & we were waived straight through... ditto Garshake rd lights, ditto Barloan rd about. They pulled into the inside on the bypass & I finished passing them. Quite fun. Surprised I wasn't huckled.

[@quitenicepictures.]

I bet you got to your destination a lot sooner - even if trembling...

[@dont_give_a_flying_f]

As a class 1 driver I would love to drive one of them. Bet those trucks have some great power.

[@starofdavid9919]

Worked on the construction at RNAD Coulport, really is like something out of a James Bond film.

[@briancunningham1927]

🤫🤫🤫top secret

[@Chezeehat]

Like the polish project 3001?

[@composimmonite3918]

Then you should shut your trap and not blab about it, like you were told!

[@das1stmiester]

​@@ChezeehatKiwi polish ❓

[@Chezeehat]

@@das1stmiester Sorry, Polish as in Poland

[@jamescharlton924]

Love the addition of a Ford fiesta that is the vehicle you really want to worry about!

[@pickleddashcam4061]

That's where the nuclear weapons really were, travelling incognito - the rest of the convoy is just a decoy.

[@nearestyoutube]

Fast & Furious

[@bouse23]

The convoy seems very spread out.

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

Anyone else noticed the Road \Sign Bollocks (A82)

[@hamish8283]

Huh?

[@jdmbandits9406]

Balloch

[@PASKEN458]

As a former Sergeant Sniper 3 Star Scuba Special Operator on detachment to the Saturn Lunar Colony Nuclear Security Forces with experience in flying the GF-5 mark III I worked on this once.

[@union310]

And my dad flew to the moon in a Tiger moth

[@meeruisland]

The Royal Marines used to do armed escort on this type of convoy. They would do a yearly practice on Otterburn training area

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

What do you mean used to?

[@isb6.759]

what is the first coach used for? what is all the stuff on the roof?

[@kenpottinger55]

I live near AWE Burghfield, these are a common sight.

[@richardlaw5737]

2nd coach was in two minds to take the wrong side of the road round that rounderbout 👀

[@hypergolic8468]

Best driving of the lot, not pick up all the debris that accumulate (nails screws etc) in the unused area of the road. I'm a bit surprised they did it that way for the convoy, a bit less speed in what is quite a secure area, and reduce the risk by using the "clean" road. I'd rather not have an extra 15 minutes with the scrutineers wanting to see every inch of the tyres thank you (ADR / explosive - not nuclear driving past).

[@Jake-Rides]

i have spent about 3 months at coulport when i was on the subs!

[@williamrae9954]

Would like to buy some of these vehicles when they get replaced....serviced to the max,they'd want for nothing!

[@paul8161]

Those wagons pulling the trailers look nice. What model and specifications are they?.

[@JL-rx6hl]

look like meredes actros

[@paul8161]

@JL-rx6hl thanks for that i guessing they have been modified with the stretched wheel base?.they look nice.

[@deano9898]

​@@paul8161they're a heavy haulage set up with an extra steer axle and a 2nd drive axle instead of a mid lift

[@paul8161]

@deano9898 cool many thanks they looked pretty heavy, .they look like nice lorrys.

[@chrism2567]

They will be STGO spec double drive/steer units, similar to what heavy haulage firms will use, except id imagine these are armoured to some extent

[@Paul-zz1cr]

Exciting 🎉👍😁

[@Two-wheels-or-three]

Go Royal Navy 🇬🇧👍

[@xSkilLzZ_FTW_-]

I saw a convoy like this today near Bicester

[@Browns553]

Would have been going to or coming back from awe reading

[@Mike_5]

Brize Norton

[@zarrow50]

what are the weapons

[@stevebandit1964]

Fizzzzz Bang ! 😊

[@martinc.720]

Why is the convoy so spread out?

[@walterbrenner7359]

Many Mercedes Trucks, thanks from germany.

[@Orcaben1]

funny how the police followed the road laws but then the mod transports didn't XD

[@jeraldsamuel5598]

Warhead? trucks seem to be under orders to keep moving, don't slow down, don't stop FOR ANY REASON!!!

[@Orcaben1]

@@jeraldsamuel5598 obviously, strange how the police escort wasn't following the same orders!

[@union310]

@@Orcaben1 He left access for the truck to move, it is a standard movement

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

​@@jeraldsamuel5598are you sure, because you can see them stopped quite often.

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

​@@Orcaben1that 'police' escort in military 🤣

[@JL-rx6hl]

But if they put the weapons on a plain trailer with a standard tractor unit it would blend in with the rest of the traffic and no one would know when they were moved. And did anyone else notice on the solo unit that went to the right at 2.10 the drivers door was padlocked!

[@chrism2567]

🤣 Youre nuts. You mean no one who didnt matter would know, like joe public with a mobile phone. The risk of someone who might actually have an interest and capacity to do something about it, knowing some HGV that looked like it was going to Tesco had a nuclear warhead on the back instead of your weekly shop is the stuff of cheap B-movies. Thankfully we move our warheads professionally with some serious protection, by people who know what they are doing, and not someone who plucks ideas from the clouds

[@TheDanGuy]

It went around the roundabout. The driver must have remembered his training better than all the others who cut onto the oncoming lanes

[@Misanthropisme]

Padlocking the outside is common practice for armoured vehicles. Source: Army.

[@rct2]

They don't want them to blend in, they want to send a clear message to whomsoever is watching via space satellite. We have them and we want you to see we have them....... Its not like the tactic is employed by other regimes across the globe.

[@dfpguitar]

It's weird because that truck wasn't even pulling anything. So many mysteries about this convoy.

[@justpat1420]

is the regular Police escorting the Nuclear transport in UK? I thought it would always be escorted by military.

[@ceciliamusic2307]

MOD Police, you can tell as their cars are not liveried as bi-lingual in Scotland.

[@JethroLampitt]

On the truck 2:10, there was an tripod looking item under some tarp, above two wheels. Is this part of the truck or cargo. Or defense?

[@mdrocks7842]

@@ceciliamusic2307 plus the black army plates

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

OSU means MOD police.

[@kevinmartin3859]

I have seen the missles transported they are a lot bigeer and dont travel as quick due to their size

[@jeraldsamuel5598]

What do you mean "seen the missiles transported" I thought the missiles were drawn from a common pool of trident missiles in America and knackered missiles taken to america by sub for refurbishment and refurbished missiles brought back on one of the RN SUBS to Scotland??????

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

Then no you haven't.

[@union310]

Which one is the decoy?

[@nearestyoutube]

Queen Amidala

[@chrishenniker5944]

I saw two coaches in the convoy, what are they used for? What regiment do those vehicles belong to?

[@olliewill4792]

Maybe transporting press or personnel trained to secure the Nuclear stuff if there was a crash? Idk

[@petedoggett2563]

It’s armed police and special forces

[@tom201090]

@@olliewill4792 It would be personal. Not Press.

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

ASYLUM SEEKERS THERE ARE NO NUKES SOMETHING MORE DESTRUCTIVE TO THIS COUNTRY

[@quitenicepictures.]

Relief crew for the journey from Burghfield in England to Coulport in Scotland.

[@dfpguitar]

This is amazing , such a fascinating puzzle to ponder what was in each vehicle. At first I was amazed at the quantity of police personnel transporters thinking crikey, that is a lot of people. But then two full sized coaches came along! What exactly is all this manpower for? I assume the police transporters contain armed police to protect the convoy. What is in these trucks exactly ? Nuclear weapons? What people are in these two coaches, what is their role?

[@lawrencecaile]

What's in the vehicles are the starter pistols, ie mechanisms that set of the neuclear warheads.

[@01aldouk]

A mix of civvy police, MoD police and BNF police. A mix of technical support workers and spare drivers.

[@xavierfolger1304]

@@lawrencecaile are you jokeing?

[@lawrencecaile]

@@xavierfolger1304 When our subs are back at base the nuclear missile pistols are removed so they can't be used, and are stored hopefully in a secure location, plus at one time these convoys would travel around GB so one didn't know where they were going, there could be 3 convoys at different places all moving together to all points north south east and west

[@mulberryaddict938]

@@lawrencecailewhen someone does to much googling. Way off with your expla

[@rebeccaconlon9743]

How does nuclear fuel get transported? Like this too?

[@bionicgeekgrrl]

There are specific railway wagons for the fuel from the submarines that get transported to Sellafield by drs.

[@GodAtum]

i wonder what the military reg coach is for

[@quitenicepictures.]

Relief crew.

[@TheShanampan]

Wish I could drive on the wrong side...

[@quitenicepictures.]

Only on this very small roundabout and narrow turn; and after other traffic has been stopped. Fine when moving slowly - not so good when travelling fast downhill.

[@JammyDodger45]

You can.

[@MujoNovak]

3:55 ...and then a guy from Peaky blinders pops in

[@autochampwandelen]

These armoured Mercedes trucks 😮

[@DebsPhotography]

You kind of get the impression that they are taking things a bit serious 😮

[@peaches365]

the real one is in some shabby looking bread truck. they make a big show to distract from the real one.

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

​@@peaches365yes because it's a movie.....

[@BK-hl7qi]

UK is such an impressive nuclear super power

[@CARLIN4737]

Heavy duty kit. Proud to be British.

[@AlastairRonald1]

The nuclear warheads are in the 'fire engine', if I know the tactics the armed forces use...

[@Evan_Bell]

No they're not.

[@SnakePliskin762]

Bit early to be on the Stella mate

[@jacksrus]

😅😅😅

[@notdrivingaminimetro]

Who's on the coaches, the guys that fit the warheads to the submarines? 🤔

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

Yes, they have to travel with the weapons..........for some unknown reason. Sigh

[@DontBeAWollyy]

What’s on the coach

[@quitenicepictures.]

Relief crew for the journey.

[@philleeson7835]

Wolfgangs brattys

[@metrovic]

Would I be correct in thinking that every vehicle in the actual convoy was built outside of the UK? Very sad situation if so imho.

[@9832700]

Yes you will also notice that Mercedes trucks insistet that their emblem was not on the trucks

[@robertrich663]

The 1st vehicles to undertake this role were AEC Mammoth Major 6, they were replaced by Fodens with a very similar to the MBs you now see doing the job. The Foden Recy used at that time is now with Jackson Recy in the NE. The actual warhead vehicles were scrapped.

[@fredtedstedman]

dear god !

[@POTThaesslich]

whats the point of a convoy if you spread it out like this and let other cars in.

[@stevewalker4892]

Surprised MOD Plod let you film from the middle of the road on the roundabout, but the ending seems to indicate you have a working relationship with them.

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

You realise that these convoys travel over 400 miles each way on public roads, every 6 weeks or so yes?

[@1982PRA]

Were such a friendly species

[@rebeccaconlon9743]

As friendly as chimps...

[@raylp4751]

In the meantime the real Tridents arrived by water!!

[@KF-ll2cn]

They are probably somehow real-time tracked by russia and are meant to be wiped out as a top priority before launching strike from Bulavas on the uk

[@c00sto]

Trident delivery vehicles are usually crated and shipped to the US straight from the dock on Loch Long without fanfare. Or if one of the bombers is on training they'll sail to the Trident facility in Georgia with the empty missiles onboard to swap them out. The only time the warheads leave the shores of the UK is on patrol.

[@raylp4751]

@@c00sto I'm being sarcastic. At Coulport they store Trident missiles and warheads. These are now loaded into the Submarine via the closed Dock. No need to put 16 tubes onto boat with no knowledge how many actual missiles are loaded as in Polaris days. If going to States to test fire I don't know if they sail with a blank onboard or if there's a Royal Navy missile in the states to pick up. We sailed with missile loaded at Coulport to fire at Cape Canaveral. No idea what Georgia has in relation to runs ashore. But we had 2 weeks leave whilst in Florida.

[@TheMerlin672]

On a migrant boat.

[@janesykes4483]

If i saw that coming past my house id be worried , ,very worried 😮

[@john_something_or_other]

Why, are you of a nervous disposition?

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

Why? Because you don't k ow what's happening?

[@xjr1300boy]

this used to be RAF drivers do not know if it still is and everyone will have personal protection

[@jakedovey7488]

I'm pretty sure it's now the royal marines fleet protection squadron/group who deal with this because the trident assets are navy, the previous pre-submarine launched assets were raf, hence the raf escort

[@thomasshepard6030]

My brother used to drive these when he was in the RAF BUT THAT WAS OVER 30 years ago

[@debbiekennedy4500]

No Laughing Matter~ people standing Side Road.!

[@johnp6636]

Nuclear think you would need more than 1 fire engine if that went wrong 😂😂😂😂😂

[@rebeccaconlon9743]

Not really... not much water can do apart from cool it down.

[@Evan_Bell]

If something went wrong, it would not result in a nuclear explosion.

[@Piglife101]

Fire could be a major hazard if allowed to burn. Fire can spread radioactive particles if the warhead is damaged in a big collision

[@christineayres7199]

I like how the 3 bikers gave no fucks about what was going on LOL

[@quitenicepictures.]

The road had re-opened by then - just the 2 crew coaches and 2 breakdown trucks following.

[@christineayres7199]

@@quitenicepictures. 😎👍 Thank you for letting me know

[@hawnyfox3411]

I think they WILL [Quote] "Give a few Fucks" [unquote] when they start glowing like Chernobyl in 15yrs time

[@christineayres7199]

@@hawnyfox3411 LOL yeah probably not the best idea to be near Uranium

[@kirkhamandy]

@@christineayres7199 Uranium is generally quite safe to handle, even when enriched. It has a very very long half-life which means it doesn't emit much at all. Radium, Strontium, and Polonium, and other elements with a short half-life are the ones to avoid because they emit like crazy. Mind you, if you squash enough Uranium 235 into a small enough space I'll agree with you, probably want to be many many miles away from that ;)

[@shirzs]

Juat live ammunition been moved. Nothing to see here. Lol

[@shirzs]

@@thurse-ri8je spill the beans then... you've seemed to have made simuler comments elsewhere, so you should know?

[@shirzs]

@@thurse-ri8je simular, French to fake or pretend "to know"

[@shirzs]

@@thurse-ri8je I'm french lol stop side tracking... 😄 you are getting into an argument of a military truck carrying live ammunition.

[@jacklav1]

How do you know when they are going to send the weapons of mass destruction through the countryside?

[@hassyg4083]

doesn't mean just nuclear could have any type of warheads

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

Except the fact that they are THCDs pulling LPTPs which are only used for PD AWG 516 transport. PD AWG 516 are the transport packages for trident warheads.

[@hassyg4083]

@@user-qf7dl2ki4t Russia is displaying all captured British hardware at their open day event

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

@@hassyg4083 relevance?

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

@@hassyg4083 PMSL not even vaguely similar.

[@hassyg4083]

@@user-qf7dl2ki4t did you not see the pictures? its on RT news

[@417jumps3]

Meanwhile the nuke slips out the back gate in the cargo hold of a Honda Passport!!

[@nei1s]

You lot at the back, try an keep up! 😂😂

[@Joe90V]

All these hidden costs. Well past time that the nuclear industry published the true cost of this form of energy and all the subsidies.

[@Evan_Bell]

You think this has anything to do with nuclear power plants?

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

Energy? Lol

[@ammackay5041]

I love how the 'everyday' police vans followed the rules of the road, and went round the junction in the proper manner 😂 no exemptions for them. Incidentally, does anyone know what the large, deep blue 'Police' marked vehicles actually are? There seems to be space at the back of them for transporting a significant number of people

[@terrymckeown907]

The police vehicles at the end of the convoy take the correct route on the roundabout so as encourage the normal traffic following 4:14 to do the same.

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

They are not everyday. They are OSU.

[@ammackay5041]

@@user-qf7dl2ki4t what are those, if that doesn't make me seem like a dummy? Thanks 👍🏻

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

@@ammackay5041 Operational support unit. MOD police.

[@ammackay5041]

@@user-qf7dl2ki4t do you know the large blue vehicles' purpose? Thanks, again

[@DaRaccoonCrypto]

Not a single comment about how this is not a good sign at all... Something big and bad is going to happen none of this is going to go well.

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

Because it's a regular occurrence.

[@Blagger3000]

Nuclear Missiles that why so many Cops.

[@Evan_Bell]

No missiles.

[@zarrow50]

You need a breakdown truck as having to wait for Auto-home or the AA would take about 2 hours

[@williamrae9954]

There's a wrecker wagon that follows at the rear...one way or other,it's heading back to base!

[@christineayres7199]

ICBMS going to Russia with Love lol

[@allansmith3837]

Just remember Russia 🇷🇺 is a big country Britain is not good idea fryed for old Duffer Joe lmao as my old man used to say there is saner in Dykebar

[@christineayres7199]

@@allansmith3837 We can shoot down hypersonic nukes , as Ukraine has proved by already downing 18 of those Kinzal missiles

[@Evan_Bell]

There are no ICBMs here.

[@lindenbeck]

i dońt get it why some turned wrong.

[@dfpguitar]

I think it makes a lot of sense for a convoy to split onto parallel nearby roads where possible as if all the vehicles were on a straight line they could be stopped by a block on that road. Splitting the convoy means that even if the front vehicles are stopped the ones from the rear can loop around and confront the block.

[@quitenicepictures.]

To get round a very small roundabout - the roads are closed further back.

[@Gus0898uk]

Get rid of the Fiesta and replace it with 2x AH-64 Apache gunships next time.

[@jakedovey7488]

Probably counter intelligence or cid, they both use that type of car or could be a command car!

[@ianscott3180]

I live not far from this route and there is plenty of activity in the sky when convoys are going to, Coulport. This is where they arm the submarine fleet on Loch Long. I guess they will never tell us what is exactly on these convoys.

[@larrywardell2459]

Here is my video from back in March 2014 on the A1M heading towards Newcastle. Shows the full convoy & backup vehicles. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2jNY5KVbdFlfc0&ab_channel=LarryWardell

[@andrewbennett7756]

If they were normal lorries stagered no one would no wat they were doing nothing like standing out and saying here we are

[@geoff9759]

Maybe being obvious is the point or perhaps a deliberate ruse.

[@photoisca7386]

"Normal lorries"? If you count the number of close-coupled axles on the tractor and trailer you may deduce that those vehicles were designed to carry something heavy. I remember seeing such convoys in the 1980's cutting between the M.4 and the M.1. At that time the lorries were rigid but with more axles than normal. The Bank Of England used to use similar vehicles before Gordon Brown sold all the country's gold for a song.

[@Evan_Bell]

That's what Pakistan does. It's been widely criticised.

[@Evan_Bell]

​@@photoisca7386Each weapon and its container weigh about 305kg.

[@jackking5567]

Empty.

[@colinamwilliamson]

The poileas must have been very busy booking people for traffic violations after that.

[@Evan_Bell]

The what?

[@oliverheidelberg]

Good to know they have a fire truck in case something explodes! 🤣

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

Oh, well done. You are the first and only person to make that joke on a video like this. Congratulations

[@briancooper562]

I thought a convoy was strength in numbers? Spread out like this with the 'track spare' miles behind is not that secure. Some where not even in sight of the previous vehicle.

[@pauliewalnuts240]

You don't see this type of thing posted in russia or China. Youd get sentenced for reason, 40 years of hard labor and if your lucky, their poison would work efficiently rather then suffer for 15 years with your eyelids falling off.

[@Evan_Bell]

Not true.

[@alanwood7373]

Not being discreet.

[@quitenicepictures.]

No, but the vehicles are not marked to show dangerous contents.

[@HowardKlein1958]

Ambush and theft of a nuclear weapon would be my biggest concern if in charge of this so called convoy. Ok, they probably wouldn't be able to detonate the thing but a lot of nasty and useful elements such as U238/239 Plutonium, Tritium, Deuterium as well as conventional explosives. I hope they are transported in parts so no one convoy has enough parts to assemble a working bomb. This is one case i agree that roads should be closed to traffic and people with armed military at every stage. Also those truck were going too fast on that bend for my comfort.

[@Evan_Bell]

They're not transported in a dismantled state.

[@nearestyoutube]

Broken arrow

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

Yes because they haven't taken any security measures whatsoever. There aren't a fuckton of marines in and around the convoy......

[@patshiels5429]

No N.A.A.F.I Wagon

[@nedseagoon5101]

Wolfgang is plotted up at Oxenholm services.

[@philleeson7835]

​@@nedseagoon5101just ask him for the code and you get to press the red button. After a bratty and a bier.

[@JustMeHere359]

Nothing in those lorries. The fanfare display is usually a distraction technique to show that stuff is moved about. It probably left in the dead of night in an unmarked lorry or one with a supposed different use. The escort vehicles will be unmarked and armed to the teeth with guys you wouldn't want to bump into in a dark alley.

[@jimmy18scot]

They will be fully loaded heading towards coulport. The large blue police vehicles are Civil Nuclear Police, these officers are heavily armed and always have full firearms authority. They don’t travel at night as they also have aerial surveillance, also these convoys do not stop for anything, they have traffic light control units etc and the roads would be cleared by the police for miles ahead

[@composimmonite3918]

And this happens in your head, does it?

[@T.K.9]

@@composimmonite3918 james is actually spot on though.

[@dfpguitar]

​@@jimmy18scotthat's fascinating to know as I once saw a convoy of 2-3 of these blue vehicles blasting through semi central London and wondered what they could be. I thought maybe responding to a terrorist threat or even riot control to a prison.

[@steviez110]

@@jimmy18scot Wasn't a certain cop who murdered someone part of the civil nuclear police before joining the Met ?

[@Estepona-kx2vr]

Great nuclear and trident all the way with how Russian behaviour has progressed. SNP learn Bombs protect independence doesn’t

[@Purple_flower09]

If Scotland became independent the bases could stay so it's not an argument against independence. Germany hosts vast amounts of American weapons and bases on its soil.

[@allansmith3837]

You mean America's nuclear weapons now do what the Yanks tell like good little boys.

[@ianscott3180]

@@Purple_flower09 The SNP says that they would remove all atomic weapons! The EU, Nato and others might disagree.

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

Jesus Christ! what the hell was all that about ? Someone left a few blank cheques signed i reckon, how many millions of pounds of vehicles was all of that i wonder ? It all seemed extremely excessive to me. Down my way, we stick this stuff on the railway with a couple of locos & that’s it, job done. I bet if something did go wrong, most of this convoy would just be sat there wondering “what the hell do we do now?”

[@SportyMabamba]

The railway moves are for spent nuclear fuel elements in that big steel cask you’ll have seen being valued by the 2 locos

[@techheck3358]

Millions of pounds of vehicles? What? Trucks - they already use, in conjunction with trains Police minibus - they already use Coaches - they already use Police cars - they already use ???

[@scmorton2370]

How many police involved looks like ex prison vans

[@Chezeehat]

They are coach built, at huge expense.

[@yescharliesurfs]

I think we should get rid of them. Let the Americans base subs at faslane if they want. Just makes us a nuclear target, don’t think our missles would make a decisive difference either way. Obviously we need a deterrent but I think the American land based icbms do a better job than our trident subs.

[@photoisca7386]

Your comment doesn't make an ounce of sense. Try reading it again.

[@Evan_Bell]

No, Trident is not a less capable system than minuteman. It's far more survivable. Britain is a nuclear target whether or not we have weapons. In the event of a limited war, it makes us less likely to be a target, as proven by the seven days to the river rhine exercise.

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

Our nuclear armed subs being based at faslane make us a target but somehow American ones wouldn't? Not the brightest bulb in the shop are you really?

[@yescharliesurfs]

@@user-qf7dl2ki4t I think you've misread something there. Our subs make us a target AND are a waste of money. If the yanks put subs there it solves the cost problem. If they decline to do so we will still be protected due to the north Atlantic treaty in the case of nuclear conflict, due to the American land based ICBMs. Let the Americans put their subs in faslane if they insist. We should scrap our subs asap. Even better if they have no subs there at all.

[@absly5]

Well dome for being a CNUT and exposing what our tax payer pays for, unlike the scroungers who live on benefits and then complain

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

Where is the exposure?

[@stevebell395]

See them in bushey watford 2

[@clothmonkeybag]

Humans are broken

[@fanfeck2844]

This country has become very weak socially, so just as well we have some people willing to protect our ways. Not sure how many in this country could cope will Russian or Chinese rule

[@clothmonkeybag]

@fanfeck2844 don't know where to begin with that comment . One day, maybe we'll evolve as a species , where we're not trying to kill each other . Nukes are simply absurd, the weapons of psychopaths.

[@briancooper562]

Where I use to live we had Bull finches, a fairly small bright red fronted bird bigger then a robin. They use to breed locally and come to feed on my feeder. After fledging 4 chicks the family of 6 would come feed with the noisy chicks. Week later there where 5, week later there where 4, finally there where 3 and the chick had learned to be silent. We also have a local sparrowhawk. Does this relate to distinctive convoys? Possibly.

[@fenflyer]

There driving on wrong side of the road 😂🤦

[@tom201090]

It was a roundabout. To make it easier for the convoy to get round and not have to reduce speed (Police will have stopped traffic). This is one convoy where you want to avoid stopping if possible.

[@crisdeeming2758]

Thats nato for ya bloody foreigners

[@quitenicepictures.]

@@tom201090 yes, it's a small roundabout and narrow road at that point.

[@notrut]

They're*

[@notmodeling8070]

Fun fact since 1987 in great britain any thing nuclear/ depleted uranium is nkt moved by road FACT ,these are training exercises just in case and for show

[@gliderdan3153]

for show? what would the purpose of that be

[@Evan_Bell]

No.

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

MORE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS 😂

[@tacfoley4443]

Why are you so interested in the activities of a nuclear convoy? I find it disturbing, to say the least.

[@gliderdan3153]

Why is it disturbing?

[@tacfoley4443]

@@gliderdan3153 The unneeded interest in what ought to be clandestine operation that should not concern the civilian population is what disturbs me.

[@quitenicepictures.]

Civilians need to know about this, and be concerned at what is being done in our name, and at our expense - with nuclear material being driven the length of the UK on public roads.

[@danielleeming1027]

@@quitenicepictures. why should I be concerned?

[@quitenicepictures.]

That nuclear material is being driven through England and Scotland on public roads - and that this is then being used to threaten civilians around the world with annihilation from the UK's nuclear weapons of mass destruction.

[@wilcaroll1410]

All the signs leads to War

[@BIBIWCICC]

A truly huge waste of mon just to keep the UK clinging onto its security council seat at the expense of every UK citizen.

[@justinf1343]

If you stop and think about the contents of those vehicles and the death and destruction that it would cause to innocent individuals, you should be appalled.

[@kirkhamandy]

That's the whole point. It's those that possess them and don't think about them that concern me.

[@dfpguitar]

Civil nuclear constabulary supposedly exist to protect civil nuclear sites and materials. So officially none of this stuff is for military use. If there were weapons being transported surely we would see the army rather than the police protecting it?

[@rebeccaconlon9743]

I guess you'd hope others would consider your life before they pull the trigger on you?

[@MeMe-gx5il]

Take another lesbian pill

[@ianscott3180]

Have a word with Mr Putin.

[@user-zc5ft9nw9b]

Is nothing sacred? During a time of military sensitivity, dont you think it would be best not to post stuff like this? Am ex military myself.

[@quitenicepictures.]

It's neither sacred nor secret - it happens in full view along 440 miles of our public roads from Burghfield to Coulport every 6 weeks or so (and return) - as are the comings and goings of the nuclear submarines and support vessels, easily seen from our shores as they approach Coulport and Faslane - with the latter base just 33 miles from Glasgow - with situation and layout easily seen on Google Maps. It would be more sensitive all round for humanity to get rid of nuclear weapons altogether.

[@user-qf7dl2ki4t]

Ex military but unaware that this is a regular occurrence and happens on public roads. Lol

[@stevebell395]

Sitting in the front of the Of them lorries is a police officer with a machine gun

[@Evan_Bell]

Nah. SMG or maybe assault rifles.

[@grahamprice3230]

Oh dear Eddy Stobart could have gone with a lot less fuss and expense.

[@quitenicepictures.]

We wouldn't need Eddie either if the UK Government was not spending billions on nuclear weapons (and their replacement system).

[@grahamprice3230]

Point taken but if Putin ,N Korea ,China etc did not have them the world would be safer .Sorry Eddie for the dyslexic finger but a dyslexic Rusky finger would be worse.

[@hgv1883]

@@quitenicepictures. tell people like putin who has repeatedly threatened the uk with nuclear destruction and attacked the uk with polonium 210 and novichoc

[@nickeustace9495]

@@quitenicepictures. The only thing that prevents other countries using them is the fact the West has them, it's called a deterrent for a reason

[@philleeson7835]

But think of the bridges that would have been hit. And the bill for that. I think it's best if the MOD handle it.