Originally Posted by
Timelord
It’s not so much where to berth the subs submarines that’s the problem but where to store / handle the warheads. The Coulport facility, when it was being built, was described as the biggest civil engineering project in Europe.
I appreciate that it's not recent, but the attached link provides useful background, largely still relevant today, regarding possible alternatives to Faslane/Coulport, and even including a French connection:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28009977
Meanwhile, back at Lossiemouth.....
Jack