From England-Royalty, politicians and military chiefs gathered at London's Westminster Abbey on Friday to mark half a century of Britain's seaborne nuclear arms program — though organizers insisted they were not thanking God for atomic weapons.
Prince William, Defense
Secretary Penny Mordaunt and naval officers and sailors attended the
service in honor of Britain's nuclear-armed submarines and their crews.
At least one U.K. sub carrying nuclear missiles has been on undersea
patrol at all times since April 1969, a 50-year mission titled Operation
Relentless.
The abbey said the service was not a celebration, but a recognition of the Royal Navy's commitment to "effective peacekeeping."
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