Trident

Is anyone else a bit pissed off that the two main political parties speak with one voice on the need to blow £[insert large number] billion on replacing Trident with a new nuke?

A nuclear deterrent was (to my mind) a good idea up until about 20 years ago. It now seems utterly unnecessary and pointless, especially given that we won't be allowed to fire it unless the Yanks say we can.

Many, many, many better uses for that money (including, if one is of a miltaristic persuasion) a huge strengthening of the conventional forces.

Unbelievable how being in power changes people's minds - half the current Labour MPs must have been CND beardies, and now look at the flip-flopping tossers.

Posted By: Old Git on March 13th 2007 at 14:31:08

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Trident (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 13, 14:31:08
- but billions will be recycled through income tax etc. (n/m) (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, Mar 13, 16:39:33
- Nuclear weapons are SOOOOOOO (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 13, 15:34:46
- Lovely .... (General Chat) - meeky, Mar 13, 15:09:06
  - Whahey (General Chat) - Clare, Mar 13, 15:21:31
  - hey meeky (General Chat) - Dave in France, Mar 13, 15:10:04
    - Well not really ... (General Chat) - meeky, Mar 13, 15:24:54
      - Should of added ... (General Chat) - meeky, Mar 13, 15:27:19
        
        i've got an idea and i need to know how much it would cost to produce (General Chat) - Dave in France, Mar 13, 15:44:54
        
        Feck! .... (General Chat) - meeky, Mar 13, 15:59:10
        
        flexible plastic, that is (General Chat) - Dave in France, Mar 13, 15:45:21
    - Yeah, he's a pacifist (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 13, 15:13:27
- conventional seems more sensible (General Chat) - megson, Mar 13, 14:46:28
- Mililtary Industrial Complex, OG. It's all good for business (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Mar 13, 14:43:15
  - But they could spend the money on other things (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 13, 14:48:43
    - Well, yes; but nuclear weapons are BIG money (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Mar 13, 15:40:40
    - Helicopters .... (General Chat) - meeky, Mar 13, 15:10:10
    - "But quite clearly we are not going to be in the business of engaging in large-scale, (General Chat) - Tomblander, Mar 13, 15:03:05
      - Exactly (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 13, 15:12:31
        
        Meanwhile .... (General Chat) - Tomblander, Mar 13, 15:15:44
    - or a big tv screen on the moon (General Chat) - Dave in France, Mar 13, 14:59:35
  - ... (General Chat) - pants, Mar 13, 14:48:05
    - Great track and great album (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Mar 13, 16:13:10
  - The ideological state apparatus (General Chat) - slater, Mar 13, 14:44:37
- I agree... though for slightly different reasons (General Chat) - slater, Mar 13, 14:40:22
- mastication for the nation? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Mar 13, 14:35:26
  - nah, that's Keeley (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Mar 13, 14:36:46
    - Isn't that masturbation for the nation? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 13, 14:53:41
      - could be both if you're kinky (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Mar 13, 14:57:11

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