US–UK Polaris Sales Agreement

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The US–UK Polaris Sales Agreement was a landmark Cold War defense pact under which the United States supplied Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missile systems to the United Kingdom, underpinning Britain’s sea-based nuclear deterrent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War military pact ⓘ
bilateral treaty ⓘ
defense agreement ⓘ
category Cold War treaties ⓘ
United States–United Kingdom military relations ⓘ
arms transfer agreement ⓘ
nuclear weapons policy of the United Kingdom ⓘ
nuclear weapons policy of the United States ⓘ
conflictContext Cold War ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
effect deepened US–UK strategic nuclear cooperation ⓘ
enabled the United Kingdom to deploy submarine-based strategic nuclear missiles ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalForm executive agreement ⓘ
platform ballistic missile submarine ⓘ
purpose supply of Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missile systems to the United Kingdom ⓘ
support of the United Kingdom’s sea-based nuclear deterrent ⓘ
recipient United Kingdom ⓘ
relatedAlliance NATO ⓘ
relatedDoctrine nuclear deterrence ⓘ
replacedBy US–UK Trident arrangements ⓘ
signatory United Kingdom government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

United States government ⓘ
strategicRole sea-based leg of the United Kingdom nuclear deterrent ⓘ
supplier United States ⓘ
underpinned Royal Navy Polaris submarine force ⓘ
weaponSystem Polaris missile ⓘ
weaponSystemType submarine-launched ballistic missile ⓘ

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