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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on February 11, 2016, 04:56:06 PM

Title: Bombs away?
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 11, 2016, 04:56:06 PM

Interesting article on Trident renewal



http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/11/trident-the-british-question?CMP=share_btn_tw

Title: Re: Bombs away?
Post by: Sassy on February 13, 2016, 06:37:12 AM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on February 11, 2016, 04:56:06 PM

Interesting article on Trident renewal



http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/11/trident-the-british-question?CMP=share_btn_tw

Polaris,Trident.... thought a new one would have come along by now...

Title: Re: Bombs away?
Post by: L.A. on February 13, 2016, 07:17:11 AM

Interesting article but the underlying reality is that nuclear genie is well and truly out of the bottle. Nuclear weapons are not going to go away any time soon (as North Korea has demonstrated) so it would seen rather reckless for us to abandon our nuclear deterrent now,

Whether Trident is the best option in terms of cost and effectiveness, I don't honestly know.