Trident - to replace or not!!
If you think worries like this are totally unfounded and this all stinks of conspiracy theories then think again. Few weeks back I was watching a news piece filmed by ITN on a British submarine and the captain was describing what happens on board, describing various operational procedures they follow if they were ever ordered to fire the missiles. Get this when the film crew tried filming the trident control room they were refused permission NOT by the captain but by the American’s!!!!
The other alarmist commentaries point at terrorist and their unproved quest for nuclear weapons. These groups are just that a group you cannot bomb a country which harbours such groups. It would be like the British government in the late 70’s bombing Ireland because the IRA are based there, we can even stretch that logic further and bomb Hollywood for spending the whole of the 80’s raising money for the IRA.
I personally am still unsure about the issues and cannot decide if I am in the yes camp or the no camp. My indecision does not come from the issue of control of these weapon systems or even the costs. I feel the whole concept of a nuclear deterrent for the British isles is about maintaining the status quo, Great Britain is great because of our nuclear deterrent it has bought us a seat at many negotiating tables we would never have been invited to.
Renewing the system will continue to provide us with the levels of comfort we have been accustomed to at the cost of our political and social independence. There are many countries which have become great without the need for nuclear deterrent can Britain be one of them, it is a very hard choice with no clarity on where we will end up - it could be heaven or hell.
Human nature dictates we choose the path which is lit the most and I suppose that is why I am still undecided - am I brave enough to choose the path shrouded in darkness.
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