Has D5 been determined?
Possible significance
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DEFENSE SECRETARY KING ANNOUNCED SEPTEMBER 28 THAT
THE UK WOULD SCRAP
ITS SHORT-RANGE AND BATTLEFIELD NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND
CEASE TO CARRY NUCLEAR DEPTH BOMBS ON SHIPS. AT THE
SAME TIME, HE MADE CLEAR THAT BRITAIN WOULD GO AHEAD
WITH A TACTICAL AIR-LAUNCHED NUCLEAR MISSILE (TASM), AS
WELL AS CONTINUE THE TRIDENT D5 SSBN/SLBM PROGRAM.
Trident submarines scheduled to enter the military in 1978
Hunt for red October link?