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[–] 1 point 6 months ago (3 children)

You mean the nukes that we aren't allowed to fire without US approval? That we have to send something like a billion per year to the US to get serviced and as a result aren't even available to fire sometimes? Sorry but it seems very unlikely that trident is offering any kind of protection for us.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    I think we can fire them without US approval. Sure it's a problem that the UK is reliant on US missiles to deliver British nukes. France is in a better situation because they have French missiles for their nukes - they're not dependent on foreign missiles.

    Maybe the solution then is to develop British or European missiles and bombs for British nukes, rather than scrap Britain's nukes altogether.

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