Sentences with phrase «nuclear weapons system after»

In December 2006 the government published a defence white paper advocating Trident replacement and on March 14th 2007 parliament voted by 409 votes to 161 in favour of authorising the government to take steps to maintain Trident nuclear weapons system after the Vanguard - class submarines leave service in the mid-2020s.

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Take a look at this line from Putin after he described new nuclear weapons systems he framed as able to defeat the US: «They kept ignoring us,» Putin said of the West, to a standing ovation.

After the ban, space - based surveillance became a crucial component of the Cold War, with satellites serving as one part of elaborate early - warning systems on alert for the deployment or launch of ground - based nuclear weapons.