Sentences with phrase «for nuclear submarines»

That works okay for a nuclear submarine.

The final replacement took place in 1996, and left the UK entirely dependent on the US for its nuclear submarine technology.

Not exact matches

According to a Kremlin translation (PDF) of Putin's remarks, he said the autonomous drone would quietly travel to «great depths,» move faster than a submarine or boat, «have hardly any vulnerabilities for the enemy to exploit,» and «carry massive nuclear ordnance.»

Call it a lesson learned for the Indian navy, which managed to put the country's first nuclear - missile submarine, the $ 2.9 billion INS Arihant, out of commission in the most boneheaded way possible.

LONDON — Nine Royal Navy sailors have been kicked off a British nuclear submarine after testing positive for cocaine, the Daily Mail reports.

Known for building tanks and nuclear submarines, General Dynamics has been focusing its funds on investing in R&D, repurchasing stock, and kicking back steady dividends to shareholders rather than shelling out on big acquisitions.

India is also ramping up its nuclear and conventional deterrence against China by testing long - range missiles, raising a mountain strike corps for the border with China, enhancing submarine capabilities and basing its first squadron of French - made Rafale fighter jets near that border.

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But the appeal for Paul is real, and much of it has to do with our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (and North Korea, let alone with bases in Germany, Japan and globally underwater with nuclear submarines).

Britain's successor nuclear submarines will only have eight missiles onboard, but last week the Ministry of Defence announced that it is to build submarines which have the capacity for 12 tubes.

Therefore it is proper for Scotland to give notice to the UK that the nuclear - armed submarines and warheads must be removed from Scottish soil.

My Oxford colleague Blake Ewing makes an engaging case in favour of the UK pursuing unilateral nuclear disarmament — that is, scrapping the planned replacement programme for the Royal Navy's Vanguard - class submarines, which currently carry the Trident D5 missile — as a solution to the country's fiscal travails.

Although Dan Jarvis seems to be gathering donors and thinkers around him for the future... Although Peter Hyman, Joe Haines and Peter Kellner are recommending active resistance in the latest edition of the New Statesman... and although there are signs that the two biggest stars of the Twitterleft — Owen Jones and Mehdi Hasan — are becoming frustrated at Team Corbyn's competence... the chances are that May's tests of public opinion won't be catastrophic for the man who wants nuclear submarines without nuclear warheads.

Although Ghana has no military use of its nuclear assets, options for scientific research into modern nuclear propelled submarine and aircraft carrier ships, design and development of same technology and its transfer from partner OECD for its military use are imminent.

From 1994 the Royal Navy's Vanguard - class submarines, equipped with the Trident weapons system, succeeded the Polaris missile boats which had maintained a continuous strategic nuclear deterrent for the United Kingdom for almost 30 years.

The UK Parliament recently voted for (471 to 116) a renewal of Trident, the UK's submarine based nuclear missiles.

The Conservatives, on the other hand, reiterated in their manifesto their support for a submarine based nuclear deterrent and have subsequently made it clear that they are committed to replacing the fleet come what may, recently citing the escalating situation in far away North Korea as a legitimate argument for renewal.

Asked for his view on renewing the Trident nuclear submarine system, Smith said even though he was once a member of CND, he was now a multilateralist and would vote in favour.

Mr Corbyn, a lifelong unilateralist, wants to overturn Labour's support for the renewal of Britain's Trident nuclear submarines.

Labour's support for maintaining a nuclear deterrent that is constantly at sea - in other words, a submarine system similar to Trident rather than pared - down version - was passed by the party's National Policy Forum without opposition and will remain in the manifesto.

«This latest expenditure for the next generation of nuclear - armed submarines is an investment in UK security and the British economy, sustaining high - quality jobs and vital skills.»

A few months ago defence secretary Phillip Hammond announced # 350 million funding for a new generation of nuclear submarines — a move which already seemed to rule out disarmament or even a change of course from a sea - based deterrent.

While on the campaign trail, Trump talked about a Navy man who was sentenced to federal prison for taking photographs inside a nuclear attack submarine.

Dr Fox wants to retain Britain's nuclear deterrent, but could opt for three, rather than four, submarines.

A report for the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) warns of a «stark» gap now exists between the reduced threat of a nuclear attack and the deterrent patrols operated by Britain's nuclear submarines.

Prof Chalmers suggests a «CASD - capable» submarine force which could credibly reconstitute the nuclear deterrent if needed, or a «dual - capable» submarine force which could be used either for conventional or deterrent purposes, as alternative options to be considered.

Instead of watching out for a nuclear attack, the real danger is an attack on the submarines.

That raises significant questions for both the Scottish and UK governments over the status and future of the Trident nuclear submarine system, which is based on the Clyde, and UK airbases in Scotland.

The change comes after Lewis was left fuming last week when his plan to announce support for Trident nuclear submarines was axed just before he went on stage.

Shadow Defence Secretary Clive Lewis was left fuming after his plan to announce support for Trident nuclear submarines was axed

The move aside from defence comes after his plan to announce support for Trident nuclear submarines was axed just before he went on stage during a conference speech.

In an exclusive article for PoliticsHome, the Labour peer said the Shadow Defence Secretary «belittles our party» by claiming that underwater drones could make the UK's nuclear submarines obsolete.

The Defence Secretary will announce the ordering of nuclear reactors for a new class of submarines to replace the current Vanguard fleet, which carries Trident at present.

The First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond said nuclear submarines would be «safely removed» from Faslane Naval Base if Scotland votes for independence in 2014.

Alexandr Nikitin, a Russian engineer, was charged in 1996 with high treason and divulging state secrets for co-authoring a report for the Norwegian - based Bellona Foundation that documented the environmental dangers posed by the abandoned nuclear submarines of the Russian Northern Fleet in the Kola Peninsula.

This kind of imagery was, for much of the 20th century, part of the eyes - only world of intelligence; from the design of a nuclear submarine to the movement of Israeli troops, one needed high - level clearance for a glimpse.

In the 1950s, nuclear power began to be used for commercial electricity generation as well as to drive submarines, navy ships and icebreakers, and people spoke glowingly of future nuclear - powered trains and aircraft.

This is the first time an American nuclear submarine has been used for civilian research.

Among them: warheads carried by America's nuclear submarines and land - based intercontinental ballistic missiles, plus an older type of warhead still stockpiled for use by strategic bombers.

In 1968 I watched the launch of a Polaris missile submarine in Birkenhead — it was powered by... a small modular nuclear reactor — all nuclear subs (missile or not) are powered by such systems — which have been around for + / - 60 years.

For more than 150 years, Columbia Engineering has been transcending disciplines, educating leaders and transforming lives with inventions such as early steamboat technology, FM radio, and the Pupin coil, and have led groundbreaking projects, including New York's first subway and the world's first nuclear submarine.

Such a machine is called a nuclear reactor, and can convert the nuclear energy into electricity, shaft horsepower (for submarines, etc.), neighborhood heating, or lots of other things useful to civilization.

Two U.S. Navy officers clash aboard a nuclear submarine bound for Russia, while that country is under rebel siege.

Bond tries to retrieve sunken launch codes for British nuclear submarines (always with the nukes), assisted by Carole Bouquet.

Our crew goes looking for rogue Dom and Cipher and after a tense encounter or two (one in New York, where nuclear security codes are lifted from a Russian official), the action shifts over to icy Russia, where World War III seems about to break out at a secret hijacked naval base as tanks and a nuclear submarine take chase after our heroes.

James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is using his license to kill as he chases down the evil Renard (Robert Carlyle), a terrorist trying to create havoc for the oil industry by turning a nuclear submarine into a bomb and blowing up a pipeline.

This terrorist is trying to create havoc for the oil industry by turning a nuclear submarine into a bomb and blowing up a pipeline.

Asher has held a variety of positions, but a lot of what he learned about leadership and sales he picked up in the Navy, where he served as captain of two nuclear - powered fast attack submarines before becoming the program manager for a billion - dollar software development program.

In the early 1950s, Babcock designed and built components for the world's first nuclear powered submarine (the USS Nautilus).

In 1962 the United States Navy built a submarine base on Ballast Point as home port for the Pacific Fleet's nuclear attack submarines.