Parliament has voted to keep the United
Kingdom 's independent nuclear deterrent. The
bill was passed overwhelmingly, 472 to 117, see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36830923.
I have been covering this story for some time, see below.
See here for
essential background: http://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/replacing-trident.html.
The vote was very partisan indeed with every single Tory MP
backing nuclear weapons. The Greens, SNP and LibDems all unanimously opposed
the motion. The only split party was Labour 140 for; 47 against, including the
party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Over thirty-one billion pounds will now be raised
to fund the renewal of the submarine-based nuclear deterrent system Trident;
that's enough money to construct fifteen fully-equipped NHS general hospitals.
The four aging Royal Navy Vanguard-class
submarines will be replaced by a new fleet, codenamed: "Successor".
The government has gone for the full works option and rejected cheaper more
limited alternatives. Four vessels will be constructed which will be able to
provide "CASD- Continuous At-Sea Deterrent". There will also be a new
arsenal of missiles and all the support services; the construction of some of
which are already underway, as I describe in the bottom of the background links
above. I'm very disappointed by this decision. As I explain in detail in the
background links, I'm opposed to the nuclear deterrent because it is dangerous,
unnecessary, ineffective and overly-expensive.
2 comments:
Do you actually know how a nuclear weapon works? Like the difference between fission and fusion? And no, it has nothing to do with cheeseburgers; and there is no such thing as the Deal dildo!
Yes, I know how a nuclear weapon works, and there was a deal you wankshitter. The govt had proposals for a down-budget limited alternative to a CASD force. Three subs and partial coverage. Two subs on a standby status, or tactical short-range weapons in the strategic role launched from missile-armed SSGN's.
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