Sir Ed Davey thinks the UK should build a “fully independent [nuclear] deterrent”, presumably involving British missiles, rather than use American Trident missiles which are currently the delivery vehicle for British nukes.
Do you agree with him?
Sir Ed Davey thinks the UK should build a “fully independent [nuclear] deterrent”, presumably involving British missiles, rather than use American Trident missiles which are currently the delivery vehicle for British nukes.
Do you agree with him?
Sure. But is billions on something we already have (but need the USA to help maintain) really the best use of defence spending? Because I bet there are a hundred other areas in defence where disentangling ourselves from the USA would be wise.
Maybe the UK can partner with other European countries to build missiles for nukes, and in return those countries could get protection under the nuclear umbrella. Although I guess that would be a big commitment, promising to launch a nuclear attack on behalf of another country in certain circumstances
Yes, because they are being used to defend against the person supplying your weapons.