Really poor article.
The UK has had American boomers/nuclear submarines and missiles for a long time, like about 22 years.
“Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_and_the_United_Kingdom
By the time it entered service in 1982 it had cost approx £1bn. The final Polaris/Chevaline patrol took place in 1996.
I think you’re picking at nits, the story is about INDIA’s military not those incompetent backstabbing Brits.