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Originally Posted by AdultKing
You have nukes, that's alot more deterrent than Australia has.
Australia would last half an hour if Indonesia invaded us.
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Ours are out of date.
To be honest I do not see the need for the UK to have them.
We no longer have any enermies.
To launch nukes you have to get close in subs, otherwise long range nukes can be shot down. Plus without gps it makes them harder to direct (in a nuclear war the usa can switch gps off, so making it pointless to use).
In truth only usa, china, russia, uk (us), france, and a few other EU countries could launch nukes with any affect. And non are a threat to the UK or chances are ever will be.
To me nukes should simply be baned due to them being a cizillian weapon. And I always thought that weapons desined to kill civillians in war were illigall.
Considering ruusia and the usa have started to decrease nukes, it does seem foolish for the uk to try to re-new trident.
In truth most countroies cannot afford to have nukes. And even russia seems embarrased by them these. There was a time countries used to display there nukes with proide. These days they seem more of an embarresment.
You have to also remeber nukes are not 100% reliable, so many small countries woul;d not want to launch there nukes in case they are duds.
And the truth is I suspect, you can buy cheaper, and more powerfull weapons than nukes. Not as deverstating, but more affective if you need to atteack say a base.