As the Guardian visits HMS Vigilant,one submariner tells of ‘honour and burden’ of having his finger on the nuclear button“There is no huge red button with ‘fire’ on it,” said Lt Cdr Woods. Instead, and there is a joystick with a trigger,not much different than those used to play video games. It requires barely any pressure to pull the trigger, just a slight squeeze. Related: Jeremy Corbyn's Trident compromise 'pointless', and Michael Fallon says Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com