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brummie:
With labour looking to rid us of our nuclear weapons and Conservatives trying to ensure we keep them who do you think is right?

Labour is saying that we wouldnt need them in 2020 as things will change but who knows what the future holds.

I am totally for keeping nuclear weapons and hope to god we keep them to defend our nation. I think enough has already been shaven off our armed forces enough. If they want to make cuts then bring back national service to help.

maximusotter:
Nukes are a joke. No western nation that has them would ever use them, but if they got rid of them would feel vulnerable anyway.


Perhaps they are a deterrent, but theyre not a weapons system thats gonna actually be used.

Just scrap them and tell Korea and Iran that you still got them, and theyre studlier and with extra pleasure ridges now.

Serious:
Nuclear submanrines are very expensive to run and the money could be spent elsewhere. The present submarines could easily be refurbished if they were needed beyond that date.

Dave:
Better to have them and not need them than to not have them and need them.

Sweenster:
Nuclear weapons these days are not for a pre-emptive strike, they are basically "If we are gonna die, we will take you with us" to stop other people from just nuking us as they know they cant win without massive casualties themselves.

We are no longer a prime target for any nuclear capable nation as most of those that have them or are building them are either our neighbours/friends or are not interested us and they are there for a reason (ie pakistan/india)

We are much more vunerable to terrorists than a nation firing missles upon us. And you cannot retaliate with a nuclear strike against a terrorist organisation as you can against a nation.

My vote is against nuclear weapons.

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