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So, he's basically given up then and is happy to be bitch to whoever gets closest?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24141213
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24141213
TBH I don't want them in power, they're going to scrap trident the reckless assholes.
The question and answer session with Chris Huhne recently had one point I kinda always agreed with - a hung parliament right in the middle of the financial crisis would have suited the purists, but harmed everyone.
Indeed. But until Russia and the US make meaningful moves to de-arm, we'd be mad to. It's like global warming and emissions reductions. The UK is a TINY contributor compared to China and the US. There's fuck all we can do about it so we might as well just do what's best for us. It's a very anti social way of acting but it's pragmatic.Lulz.
If we got bombed by a nuclear power, we'd be foolish to retailiate. It's a losing move for humans either way.
Pointless "deterrent" is pointless. The idea of trident is as effective as the real thing, and as counterproductive.
Iran is desparately striving for this pointlessly lethal tec partly because we've got it. As is every other despot or tinpot dictatorship.
Indeed. But until Russia and the US make meaningful moves to de-arm, we'd be mad to
It's like global warming and emissions reductions. The UK is a TINY contributor compared to China and the US. There's fuck all we can do about it so we might as well just do what's best for us. It's a very anti social way of acting but it's pragmatic.
All the good faith in the world will not stop china burning more coal every day than the day before.Why? It's not like they can nuke us to get what they want. If you must have a nuclear deterrent a couple of ICBM's an a stealth bomber is ample idiocy for the politicians.
That's far from pragmatic - it's self defeating. If global warming is as bad as they say then only good-faith action has a chance of taking us forward - otherwise we rush forward like children into a "mwahhh - he's not pulling his weight" disastrous future...
All the good faith in the world will not stop china burning more coal every day than the day before.