12. Sky, Surf and Undersea

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Jun 17, 201414:15Society & Culture

Lord West tells the story of how the Royal Navy lost its aircraft carriers but gained the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent. The 1960s were a time of intense inter-service rivalry. The RAF and the Royal Navy exchanged b...

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