Trident
Abstract
Parliament’s role in the decision to procure a successor system to Polaris has been limited to endorsing a decision already taken. Decisions on defence, and on Britain’s strategic nuclear deterrent have historically been taken by a small elite of very senior Cabinet Ministers, Civil Servants and Service Chiefs, and this present decision was certainly no exception. 1
Fields of Study & Subjects
Nuclear Issues and Defense
Defense
Military
and Policy Studies
Political and Economic history of UK and US
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 183–210
- Publication date
- 9 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter