Tag: nuclear deterrence

• Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 10:13 UTC

  UK's third next generation nuclear deterrence sub will be named HMS Warspite

  

  The greatest name in the history of the Royal Navy in the 20th Century will be resurrected in the 21st. The third next-generation nuclear deterrence submarine will be named HMS Warspite, Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson announced on Monday, carrying on the tradition of breathing new life into first-generation hunter-killer names.