That would be an extremely bad idea considering that the UK’s nuclear weapons arsenal is not land-based. The US actually ordered those troops to do anything within 15 minutes missiles could be headed to the US. Although the smarter option would be to have the subs manoeuvre to just off the US coast and then launch. Very little time to respond then.
I’m not saying that would definitely be the response but it’s a hell of a risk for the US to take. I would hope that someone in the US military has enough brains to countermand that order.
That would be an extremely bad idea considering that the UK’s nuclear weapons arsenal is not land-based. The US actually ordered those troops to do anything within 15 minutes missiles could be headed to the US. Although the smarter option would be to have the subs manoeuvre to just off the US coast and then launch. Very little time to respond then.
I’m not saying that would definitely be the response but it’s a hell of a risk for the US to take. I would hope that someone in the US military has enough brains to countermand that order.