Britain's National Deterrent: Scotland's Answer to the Cycle of Unemployment?

When the Thatcher government acquired the Trident nuclear-submarine-launched-missile programme, Scotland remained the main base of Britain's strategic nuclear forces. Complex and expensive new support facilities were constructed at the existing British Polaris base at Faslane on the Gareloch in...

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Published in:Contemporary British history 2007-12, Vol.21 (4), p.449-469
Main Author: Jamison, Brian P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Babcock Thorn
Central Government
Clyde Submarine Base
Devonport Dockyard
Devonport Management Ltd
Economic Factors
Great Britain
Military Strategy
Nuclear Weapons
RNAD Coulport
Rosyth Royal Dockyard
Scotland
Trident Works Programme
Unemployment
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Summary:When the Thatcher government acquired the Trident nuclear-submarine-launched-missile programme, Scotland remained the main base of Britain's strategic nuclear forces. Complex and expensive new support facilities were constructed at the existing British Polaris base at Faslane on the Gareloch in the Clyde Estuary; nuclear storage facilities were constructed nearby at Coulport. Further activities were to be carried out at the existing naval dockyard at Rosyth in the east of Scotland. These were the three major Trident facilities in Scotland. Over the 1979-99 time frame central government promoted the economic benefits of hosting the system, yet historical analysis reveals the true impact of Trident to Scotland.
ISSN:1361-9462
1743-7997
DOI:10.1080/13619460601060454