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Footage shows UK's nuclear weapon defence as Donald Trump makes chilling claim about 'greatest threat to humanity'

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Published 17:23 10 Mar 2025 GMT

Footage shows UK's nuclear weapon defence as Donald Trump makes chilling claim about 'greatest threat to humanity'

The UK is one of a few nations which possess nuclear weapons

Brenna Cooper

Brenna Cooper

Footage previously shared by the Ministry of Defence reveals a brief look at the UK's nuclear deterrent, following Donald Trump's chilling admission about the 'greatest threat to humanity'.

Since taking office earlier this year, US President Donald Trump has made sure his concerns about nuclear weapons are clear.

At the end of last month, he accused Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy of 'gambling with WWIII' during discussions about Russia's invasion of the Eastern European country.

More recently, the 78-year-old claimed that nuclear war was a bigger threat to humanity than global warming, telling Fox News: "We spend a lot of money of nuclear weapons - the level of destruction is beyond anything you can imagine.

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Fingers crossed this isn't the view from your window anytime soon (Getty Stock Image)
Fingers crossed this isn't the view from your window anytime soon (Getty Stock Image)

"It's just bad that you have to spend all this money on something that if it's used, it's probably the end of the world."

He added: "The greatest [threat] is sitting on shelves in various countries called 'nuclear weapons'."

Although climate change does remain a threat to humanity - whether Trump likes it or not - he's not wrong on the nuclear war front, with countless doomsday simulations showing the catastrophic damage which just one missile could cause.

What does the UK's nuclear weapons system look like?

The UK is one of nine countries which possess nuclear weapons - the others being the US, India, Russia, Pakistan, Israel, France, North Korea and China - through its Trident system.

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Following the decision to decommission other weapons systems in 1998, Trident remains the only UK nuclear weapons system in active service.

One of the UK's nuclear defence systems (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
One of the UK's nuclear defence systems (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Beyond the fact that Trident consists of four operational Vanguard submarines armed with nuclear missiles, with at least one always on patrolling the seas covertly, there isn't that much else to know.

This isn't a surprise, given the fact that key details of our nuclear systems are kept 'deliberately ambiguous' in order to assure its 'effectiveness' as a deterrent.

However, the Ministry of Defence did previously reveal a glimpse of one of the country's nuclear submarines in a video back in 2021, alongside an explanation of what the system is and how it works to protect the UK and its allies.

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Watch the clip below:

The continued existence of a nuclear weapons system in the UK has long been a divisive one, with numerous campaigners over the years calling for Trident to be decommissioned, most notably the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), which sprung up in the late 50s.

However, both the UK government and the Ministry of Defence have voiced their strong belief in keeping the weapons as a deterrent, with the latter stating: "By providing a credible and effective response option to extreme aggression, our nuclear deterrent reduces the likelihood of such an attack taking place."

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/UKMinistryofDefence

Topics: UK News

Brenna Cooper
Brenna Cooper

Brenna Cooper is a journalist at LADbible. She graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in History, followed by an NCTJ accredited masters in Journalism. She began her career as a freelance writer for Digital Spy, where she wrote about all things TV, film and showbiz. Her favourite topics to cover are music, travel and any bizarre pop culture.

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