Julin Bristol
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Julin Bristol was the last British
nuclear test, and took place at the Nevada Test Site
on 26 November 1991. With a yield of less than 20 kilotons it may have been a proof test of some aspect of the British-designed warheads fitted to those Trident missile
s in the British arsenal, possibly of a low yield mode.All British submarine-launched nuclear weapons have dial-a-yield capability.
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nuclear test, and took place at the Nevada Test Site
Nevada Test Site
The Nevada National Security Site , previously the Nevada Test Site , is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in southeastern Nye County, Nevada, about northwest of the city of Las Vegas...
on 26 November 1991. With a yield of less than 20 kilotons it may have been a proof test of some aspect of the British-designed warheads fitted to those Trident missile
Trident missile
The Trident missile is a submarine-launched ballistic missile equipped with multiple independently-targetable reentry vehicles . The Fleet Ballistic Missile is armed with nuclear warheads and is launched from nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines . Trident missiles are carried by fourteen...
s in the British arsenal, possibly of a low yield mode.All British submarine-launched nuclear weapons have dial-a-yield capability.