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Nuclear Weapons

Since the detonation of the American "Little Boy" bomb over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, nuclear weapons have dominated foreign affairs on the world stage. The Cold War saw the US and Russia in a military stand-off as both sides stockpiled enough of the weapons to destroy life on earth. In Scotland, HMNB Clyde, near Glasgow, is the home for the UK's fleet of submarines armed with Trident nuclear missiles.