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Nuclear weapons

Rachel Sylvester

Britain’s nuclear deterrent isn’t independent. It’s rented from America

Our nuclear deterrent is meant to be the ultimate guarantee of sovereignty. But the uncomfortable truth is: Starmer might hold the nuclear codes, but an increasingly unpredictable Washington holds the missiles

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