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End of the V-Force
Ross Mahoney and Emmett Sullivan discuss the RAF’s loss of the strategic nuclear deterrent and the end of the V-Force.
The loss of the strategic nuclear deterrent
In this video we consider the following statements:
- The switch from the strategic to the tactical role saw little practical change in the role of the Vulcan after 1968.
- The Vulcan bomber was eventually retired in 1984, ending the V-Force.
- With the withdrawal of the WE.177C nuclear free-fall bomb in 1998, the RAF lost its independent nuclear deterrent capabilities.
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