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Technology sharing that became dependence

Britain has been allowed to share America�s nuclear weapons technology since 1958 as part of a fairly one-sided defence pact, set up originally to counter the threat of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe.

Britain has been allowed to share America's nuclear weapons technology since 1958 as part of a fairly one-sided defence pact, set up originally to counter the threat of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe.