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Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

This myth that the Americans control Trident is bollocks.It's just a myth.
It doesn't run on GPS so the Americans can't turn it off and it doesn't use codes.
The only person who can authorise it's use is a UK Primeminister and the only people who can activate it are our submarine commanders.
We do share our missiles in a joint pool with the US but that's it.

And yes there was a misfire like can happen with all missile systems but it is still the most sophisticated weapons system there is,it doesn't happen often and is still one of the most reliable there is.

Indeed.
My nephew is a submariner on the Vanguard fleet of subs.
First job of a new PM is to write that little love note for the sub commanders.