Britain needs the Bomb? That was the last war | Roy Hattersley - Times Online - 0 views
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Energy Net on 21 Dec 09In the Cold War, Trident was a deterrent. In the War on Terror it is irrelevant. The money would be better spent elsewhere Trident survives. The most severe defence spending review in history - searching for savings of almost £40 billion - ignored the £20 billion that is to be spent on a nuclear weapon that will be redundant before it comes into service. The generals, as has so often been the case, are planning to fight the last war. And the politicians, who must have noticed that the world has changed during the past ten years, endorse the military judgment for reasons that have nothing to do with national security.
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Energy Net on 21 Dec 09In the Cold War, Trident was a deterrent. In the War on Terror it is irrelevant. The money would be better spent elsewhere Trident survives. The most severe defence spending review in history - searching for savings of almost £40 billion - ignored the £20 billion that is to be spent on a nuclear weapon that will be redundant before it comes into service. The generals, as has so often been the case, are planning to fight the last war. And the politicians, who must have noticed that the world has changed during the past ten years, endorse the military judgment for reasons that have nothing to do with national security.