Trident procrastination weakens Britain's deterrent
Britain is still a global power. It has worldwide interests (including overseas territories and resource dependencies) and global responsibilities it continues to uphold. Given the fact that nuclear weapons exist and large, upgraded arsenals are retained by several powers with whom the UK does not have any kind of alliance, it is easy to perceive circumstances in which the Britain might need to use the political leverage of its nuclear deterrent. While there may not appear at the moment to be an obvious, direct threat to UK territory, its global dependencies and reliances make it vulnerable to crises elsewhere. And even if Britain found a way to walk away from these dependencies, a deterrent would still be needed to defend the islands.… Seguir leyendo »