In a televised address to the French on Wednesday, the French president described Russia as a 'threat to France and Europe,' and said he wanted to confer with European allies on using France's nuclear deterrent to protect Europe.
5-7 years iirc according to the article I read. After that failure rates start going up, not sure how long the curve from 0-100% is though.
Bottom line the UK (and the rest of the EU) need to start getting missile factories stood up. Not just for trident but for all the other arms we get off the US.
Sure, the crux is how long is eventually. We may need that sooner than we previously thought.
5-7 years iirc according to the article I read. After that failure rates start going up, not sure how long the curve from 0-100% is though.
Bottom line the UK (and the rest of the EU) need to start getting missile factories stood up. Not just for trident but for all the other arms we get off the US.