WASHINGTON NAVY YARD - Vice Adm. Johnny R. Wolfe, Jr, Director Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) hosted United Kingdom partner Mr. Simon Case Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, United Kingdom Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service at SSP Headquarters in Washington Navy Yard for an office call which included discussion on ongoing efforts conducted under the Polaris Sales Agreement on Dec. 18, 2024.
The Polaris Sales Agreement, originally signed on April 6, 1963, and amended in 1982, is a bilateral international agreement between the U.S. and the UK which established the basic policy and terms underlying the sale of the Polaris strategic weapon system to the United Kingdom. The Polaris Sales Agreement, together with the Mutual Defense Agreement, established the framework crucial for enabling and maintaining the United Kingdom's strategic deterrent.
What started as an agreement for the UK to purchase the Polaris strategic weapons system later extended to the Trident strategic weapon system, and remains one of the most important intergovernmental agreements in the history of the U.S. and UK.
| Date Taken: | 12.18.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 12.26.2024 07:35 |
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| Location: | WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
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