Should Britain renew the trident fleet Do we need a nuclear deterrent?

Answer 1

Britain has benefited from its place of power in the world, part of which comes from its military status and makes it clear to other nations that we are no push-over. If we give up our nuclear status do you think everyone else will, I think not! So this status as a nuclear power must be maintained otherwise we will be at risk from all other nuclear powers. Having to pay USA for this technology is inevitable the alternative would be to jump into bed with France - perish the thought

Answer 2

The question you should really ask is what would happen to Britain's seat on the Permanent Security Council at the UN if we gave up our nuclear deterent? India, Pakistan, Israel and maybe Iran and North Korea would have a field day with that one arguing that they should be allowed to sit on the Security Council because they have nuclear weapons as do the permanent members, China, Russia, France and the US. Holding on to our nuclear deterent is Britain's way of maintaining power and prestige in the world now that our empire has gone.

Answer 3

Trident is integrated into Nato command (for years France were outside the western alliance as they would not pool command of Their nukes) so using Trident on Britains (prime ministers) intiative alone is unlikely.
Trident has cost over ten thousand million pounds; a million pounds per day. Estimated cost for the renewal are three times that. It was based on the notion that otherwise the Soviet Russian red Army could conquer and colonise western europe yet with a small insurection in a tiny county Chechnia on the edge of Russia the Russian army can not cope! So they would hardly succeed in holding down the whole continent. ergo The Trident was never necessary.
And how would Trident be useful in retribution for terrorists attack suchas on the twin towers?

Answer 4

Britain could desire to have a nuclear deterrent. The international places like Iran are motives why the non-proliferation treaties have been set up. The non-proliferation treaty is to quit international places acquiring the technologies to construct them. different treaties inclusive of SALT decrease weapons build-up. do no longer forget that its our nuclear deterrent and them of our allies that have stored freedom over the final 60 years!!!

Answer 5

Our leaders feel that it is important to show their power through WMD. If you can afford it why not is their attitiude. We have never used them (thankfully) and who would we use them against. Our allies the USA or France? China, India or Pakistan or even Russia or North Korea? of course not, never in a million years, and even if we didnt have it like Japan or Germany would we be threatened? The answer is no. The only real threat are terrorists but how can you use nukes against underground terror groups, its not pratical. I still feel proud of this countries history and the transition from superpower to great power hasn't been easy, our nukes haven't stopped independence groups from all over the empire or even the Argies in the falklands. We are not a superpower even though many wish we were, perhaps we should accept that our nukes are not enough to deter our enemies anymore and focus more on commerce and diplomacy, its just a case of when the old elites decide to stop pumping billions of pounds into impractical weapons and decide to invest in education, healthcare and the police forces, or even in the rest of our decaying amred forces, who are much needier than Britains reputation in my opinion.

Answer 6

Yes............... Britain needs the bomb to deter the continuing threat from holders of the world's current stockpiles of nuclear weapons,as fresh threats could emerge from the development of nuclear weapons by unstable 'rogue states'
Membership of the nuclear 'club' helps maintain Britain's status as a global diplomatic power .

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Answer 7

i guess britain having a nuclear deterrent gives the UK status as a world power, but from what i understand britain would need permission from the USA to even use tridant...so whats the point..

also i read the total cost of tridant including maintainece at £100 billion... It all stinks a bit, it all seems to be part of some future grand plan!! who know what that is

Answer 8

Yes otherwise we will become the third rate nation half the idiots on here make us out to be.We need nuclear weapons to sustain our status in the world so lets not mess about lets get to best.

Answer 9

It looks to me as though the CND lot believe that only Iran and North Korea should be allowed to have nuclear weapons.

Answer 10

no.
we are finished one way or another in a nuclear strike against this country.
the cost is prohibitif anyway.