Originally Posted by
wiggy
From what I’ve seen of that (sources/commentators such as Brian Burnell and others ) it is indeed an interesting topic…, both in terms of what whether UK Polaris was initially or indeed ever actually capable of performing a decapitation strike on the Soviet government and in later years the attitude of some in the RN to enhancements improvements such as Chevaline.
I'd be astonished if a decapitation strike was ever part of the requirement. The ability to destroy the capital (nerve centre, centre of civ pop) is a different thing.