Here in the UK, the last few weeks the press have been busy debating the government proposals for the replacement to Britain’s nuclear deterrent – Trident.

Most of the stories have been the headline grabbing sort where the facts and figures are molded to produce a reaction or in some quarters a rise! Government clearly want to go ahead with this regardless of public opinion, judging by the columns printed in the populist newspapers it has been decided that the great British public rather have the money spent on new hospitals.

But is there more to this….. (more…)