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U.K. RESOLUTION Class Submarine - Polaris - The British Strategic Systems Programs

POLARIS

United States (U.S.) assistance and support to the United Kingdom’s (U.K.) strategic systems programs are covered by the POLARIS Sales Agreement, which was a direct result of the now-historic meeting at Nassau in December 1962 between President Kennedy and Prime Minister MacMillan. SSP has additional responsibilities related to the British Strategic Systems Programs.

Under the terms of the Sales Agreement, the U.S. sold POLARIS missiles (less warheads) to the U.K. In addition to the missiles, the subsystems that make up the weapon system were also sold. The British built their own nuclearpowered submarines to house the weapon system and provided their own warheads.

HMS RESOLUTION (Pingbosun: Nuclear Submarisnes of Today)


22nd May 1970: Crewmen at the controls of the HMS Resolution, a British nuclear submarine. (Photo by Wood/Express/Getty Images)

22nd May 1970: Members of the crew on the nuclear submarine HMS Resolution, looking at pictures of nude women whilst relaxing on their bunkbeds. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)

23rd May 1970: Six Sea Cadets stand atop the Polaris submarine HMS Resolution while it docks in Portsmouth harbour. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

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