Copyright MODIn the early days of the British nuclear weapons programme, nuclear warheads were air launched (either as free fall bombs or via stand off missiles) and intended for delivery via the V Force of Valiant, Vulcan and Victor bombers as well as tactical delivery through the Canberra force and Thor missiles using US supplied warheads. Proportionately the roads were not a good place to be moving nuclear weapons securely, even before you consider the challenges of the weather. Of perhaps more concern was the idea that convoys of nuclear warheads were travelling around the UK, broken up by traffic and disrupted by dangerous civilian driving. They pioneered transport of nuclear warheads and missiles at sea, and helped establish the nascent role of the Royal Marines in protecting nuclear warheads at sea. It’s important that these lessons are not forgotten and that they are remembered as work begins on the next generation of nuclear warheads to continue CASD into the 2050s and beyond…