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Originally Posted by Hugh
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You’re a very tedious person.
My first post on this particular matter in response to Reports of Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear bombs was to dismiss this as unlikely in a one sentence reply as, as I understood it the use of bombers and in particular U.K. V - Bombers as the main U.K. nuclear deterrent ended in the ‘60’s. I didn’t go into the whole history or military record, it was a one sentence reply.
I did indeed say
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Bombers as a delivery mechanism for nuclear warhead ended in the 60's.
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When first challenged by you on that statement, my
very next statement was, as I had been challenged and therefore had to clarify/ expand on that one sentence. Was That:
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Once we moved to submarine launched, and land based ICBMs they pretty much became obsolete, bombers may have been held in reserve.
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That is a wholly accurate statement and backed up by the RAF articles.
The RAF museum states many times times in the 4no. Articles
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By 1966 Soviet missile defences had become so effective that, despite the improvements of the B2, Vulcans switched from high-to-low-level penetration. In 1970 the decision was taken to withdraw them from the nuclear deterrent in 1970 in favour of the Polaris ballistic missile system which could be fired underwater by the Royal Navy.
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The UK joined the American Skybolt program in 1960 for a ballistic missile to be carried by the Avro Vulcan bomber. Armed with Britain’s own Red Snow warhead, it could be launched 970 km (600 miles) from the target. When the Americans unilaterally cancelled the programme, the Vulcan was left without an alternative upgrade. This led to a diplomatic rift within the Special Alliance, known today as the Skybolt Crisis. An emergency meeting between parties from the US and UK was called, leading to the Nassau agreement in which Britain was offered the advanced Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missile.
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It is clear to anyone and everyone, but you, on this forum what my point was.
And you’re just coming across as childish at this point.