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RNAD Coulport

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Royal Naval Armaments Depot Coulport, shortened to RNAD Coulport, on Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland, is the storage and loading facility for the nuclear warheads of the United Kingdom's Trident programme. [1]

30 relations: Albemarle Barracks, England, Alex Boyd (photographer), Ardentinny, Argyll and Bute, Atomic Weapons Establishment, Coulport (village), Defence Nuclear Material Transport Operations, DM Glen Douglas, Dreadnought-class submarine, Glen Fruin, Great Cumbrae, HMNB Clyde, HMS Sandringham (M2791), Hunterston, List of Ministry of Defence Police locations, List of places in Argyll and Bute, List of Royal Navy shore establishments, Loch Long, Ministry of Defence Police, Office for Nuclear Regulation, Polaris (UK nuclear programme), Prohibited airspace, Rosneath peninsula, Royal Marines, Royal Naval Armaments Depot, Scottish independence referendum, 2014, Special Escort Group (Ministry of Defence Police), Structure of the Royal Navy in 1989, Trident (UK nuclear programme), Vanguard-class submarine.

Albemarle Barracks, England

Albemarle Barracks is a British Army barracks located south of Stamfordham, Northumberland and west of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear.

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Alex Boyd (photographer)

Alexander Boyd FRSA (born 15 July 1984 in Celle, Germany is a Scottish artist and photographer whose work has been exhibited and published internationally.

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Ardentinny

Ardentinny; (Àird an t-Sionnaich or Àird an Teine) is a small village on the west shore of Loch Long, north of Dunoon on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands.

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Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd) is both one of 32 unitary authority council areas and a lieutenancy area in Scotland.

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Atomic Weapons Establishment

The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) is responsible for the design, manufacture and support of warheads for the United Kingdom's nuclear weapons.

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Coulport (village)

Coulport (- literally the Back Port or Ferry) is a village on the east side of Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Defence Nuclear Material Transport Operations

Defence Nuclear Material Transport Operations refer to the movements of military Defence Nuclear Materials (DNM) within, to and from the United Kingdom.

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DM Glen Douglas

DM Glen Douglas is a NATO defence munitions depot in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, built between 1962 and 1966.

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Dreadnought-class submarine

The Dreadnought class is the replacement for the ''Vanguard'' class of ballistic missile submarines which entered service in the United Kingdom in the 1990s with an intended service life of 25 years.

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Glen Fruin

Glen Fruin (Gleann Freòin) is a glen in Scotland, adjacent to Loch Lomond.

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Great Cumbrae

Great Cumbrae (Scots, Muckle Cumbrae; Scottish Gaelic, Cumaradh Mòr; also known as Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is the larger of the two islands known as The Cumbraes in the lower Firth of Clyde in western Scotland.

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HMNB Clyde

Her Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde (HMNB Clyde; also HMS Neptune) primarily sited at Faslane is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Devonport and HMNB Portsmouth).

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HMS Sandringham (M2791)

HMS Sandringham was one of 93 ships of the of inshore minesweepers.

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Hunterston

Hunterston, by the Firth of Clyde, is a coastal area in Ayrshire, Scotland.

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List of Ministry of Defence Police locations

As of November 2014, Ministry of Defence Police locations and units include.

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List of places in Argyll and Bute

This List of places in Argyll and Bute is a list of links for any town, village, hamlet, castle, golf course, historic house, lighthouse, nature reserve, reservoir, river, canal, and other place of interest in the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland.

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List of Royal Navy shore establishments

This is a list of shore establishments (or stone frigates) of the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Reserve.

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Loch Long

Loch Long is a body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Ministry of Defence Police

The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is a civilian special police force which is part of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence.

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Office for Nuclear Regulation

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) is the safety regulator for the civil nuclear industry in the United Kingdom.

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Polaris (UK nuclear programme)

The United Kingdom's Polaris programme, officially named the British Naval Ballistic Missile System, provided its first submarine-based nuclear weapons system.

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Prohibited airspace

Prohibited airspace refers to an area (volume) of airspace within which flight of aircraft is not allowed, usually due to security concerns.

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Rosneath peninsula

The Rosneath peninsula is a peninsula in Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland.

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Royal Marines

The Corps of Royal Marines (RM) is the amphibious light infantry of the Royal Navy.

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Royal Naval Armaments Depot

A Royal Naval Armament Depot (RNAD) was an armament depot (or a group of depots) dedicated to supplying the needs of the Royal Navy (as well as, at various times, the Royal Air Force, the British Army and, by arrangement, foreign/commonwealth governments); they were sister depots of Royal Naval Cordite Factories, Royal Naval Torpedo and Royal Naval Mine Depots.

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Scottish independence referendum, 2014

A referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom took place on Thursday 18 September 2014.

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Special Escort Group (Ministry of Defence Police)

The Special Escort Group (Ministry of Defence Police) or SEG (MDP) are a specialised unit of the Ministry of Defence Police.

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Structure of the Royal Navy in 1989

At the end of the Cold War in 1989 the Royal Navy structure was as follows: The First Sea Lord was an Admiral who commanded Her Majesty's Naval Service.

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Trident (UK nuclear programme)

Trident, also known as the Trident nuclear programme or Trident nuclear deterrent, covers the development, procurement and operation of nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom and their means of delivery.

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Vanguard-class submarine

The Vanguard class is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in service with the Royal Navy.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNAD_Coulport

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