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UK's Trident nuclear-deterrent missile system misfires during test
(www.reuters.com)
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What is a "nuclear-deterrent missile"? Is it just a nuclear missle? A regular missle that deters nuclear missles?
Nuclear deterrent because it's submarine-borne. If a country makes a first strike on the UK, their submarines, which are ideally hidden and steaming around in oceans somewhere, can make a retaliation strike. They're still equipped with nuclear warheads but aren't necessarily intended for a first strike.
You can destroy the UK, but you won't escape unscathed.
smoldering remains of a country: "worth."
Good question.