This article is in good shape. A few comments/queries from me:
there is some assumed knowledge in the lead about what Skybolt and Polaris were. Suggest you expand it a bit. Particularly that Skybolt was air-launched, Blue Streak was a MRBM, and Polaris was a submarine-launched ICBM. Perhaps emphasising that this agreement foreshadowed the shift in the British strategic nuclear force from a V bomber-based force, which I assume it was and would have continued to be with Skybolt, to a submarine-based one? It is probably more complex than that, but I'm sure you get my meaning in terms of the lead needing a bit of expansion on this?
I think the Skybolt crisis needs more info in the lead, as it seems to have basically been an attempt by the US to hobble the independent British nuclear force
Y The US had no real need for Skybolt.
Hawkeye7(discuss) 11:59, 26 December 2017 (UTC)reply
maybe drop the initial cap on Cabinet and link Cabinet (government)
Already linked above
when the V bombers were reassigned, did they still have a strategic nuclear deterrent role, or just a tactical role?
Y No, a tactical nuclear role. Under NATO rules, no weapons larger than 100 KT could be dropped on friendly countries. Quite reassuring really.
Hawkeye7(discuss) 11:59, 26 December 2017 (UTC)reply
Y What happened was that his father died, so he became the 14th
Earl of Home. So he became "Home" in the sources. Standardised on "Douglas-Home"
Hawkeye7(discuss) 11:59, 26 December 2017 (UTC)reply
This article is well-written, verifiable using reliable sources, covers the subject well, is neutral and stable, contains no plagiarism, and is illustrated by appropriately licensed images with appropriate captions. Passing.
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