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Let's hope that Jeremy Stupid can't get the renewal quoshed. If someone has
a big stick, we need the biggest. Unilateral disarmament? Yea, right. C'mon in chaps, what would you like? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...t-replacement/ Wow, looking good. In other news, Ms Sturgeon aka future queen of Scotland - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...itics-36800536 She can go fish. |
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On 16/07/2016 00:49, bm wrote:
Let's hope that Jeremy Stupid can't get the renewal quoshed. If someone has a big stick, we need the biggest. Unilateral disarmament? Yea, right. But is trident replacement the best value for money and is it what is needed in these times. We spend billions on providing a method of deploying a weapon and isis/daesh will use the DIY method of putting theirs in the back of a truck and driving it to London. Spend the money in the areas of defence where it is needed most. -- mailto: news {at} admac {dot] myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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bm wrote Let's hope that Jeremy Stupid can't get the renewal quoshed. If someone has a big stick, we need the biggest. Even sillier than that fool usually manages. Trident is only useful against Russia, and what the US has leaves that for dead. Unilateral disarmament? Yea, right. But is trident replacement the best value for money Corse it isnt. It is in fact ****ing billions against the wall to no useful purpose what so ever. and is it what is needed in these times. Corse it isnt. Britain certainly needs something to use in places like Kosovo when the yanks arent interested in getting involved, but that's it now. We spend billions on providing a method of deploying a weapon and isis/daesh will use the DIY method of putting theirs in the back of a truck and driving it to London. Trident is completely useless against them. Spend the money in the areas of defence where it is needed most. Indeed. May is a fool. |
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On 16/07/2016 06:38, alan_m wrote:
We spend billions on providing a method of deploying a weapon and isis/daesh will use the DIY method of putting theirs in the back of a truck and driving it to London. They've proved that they don't even need a bomb, just the truck. |
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On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 00:49:10 +0100, bm wrote:
Let's hope that Jeremy Stupid can't get the renewal quoshed. If someone has a big stick, we need the biggest. Damn right. We need a credible threat to keep the uppity Krauts in check. Did you see they way they crushed poor little Greece? They'd do the same to us if only they could now, the thugs. |
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Rod Speed wrote: But is trident replacement the best value for money Corse it isnt. It is in fact ****ing billions against the wall to no useful purpose what so ever. Crikey. You've actually got something right. Must go and have a lie down. -- *The more I learn about women, the more I love my car Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"alan_m" wrote in message ... On 16/07/2016 00:49, bm wrote: Let's hope that Jeremy Stupid can't get the renewal quoshed. If someone has a big stick, we need the biggest. Unilateral disarmament? Yea, right. But is trident replacement the best value for money and is it what is needed in these times. It is if you want to enter the World's willy waving contest We spend billions on providing a method of deploying a weapon and isis/daesh will use the DIY method of putting theirs in the back of a truck and driving it to London. Spend the money in the areas of defence where it is needed most. Agreed tim |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Rod Speed wrote: But is trident replacement the best value for money Corse it isnt. It is in fact ****ing billions against the wall to no useful purpose what so ever. Crikey. You've actually got something right. Must go and have a lie down. That's ok then, lets drop it. When the Russians kick-off we'll issue everyone with pitchforks. Quick, get Jeremy in power, he'll soon sort it out. |
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bm wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Rod Speed wrote: But is trident replacement the best value for money Corse it isnt. It is in fact ****ing billions against the wall to no useful purpose what so ever. Crikey. You've actually got something right. Must go and have a lie down. That's ok then, lets drop it. When the Russians kick-off we'll issue everyone with pitchforks. If the Russians decided to 'kick off' with nuclear weapons against the UK, there wouldn't be many left to issue everyone with anything. Quick, get Jeremy in power, he'll soon sort it out. -- *IF A TURTLE DOESN'T HAVE A SHELL, IS HE HOMELESS OR NAKED? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 16/07/2016 13:41, bm wrote:
That's ok then, lets drop it. When the Russians kick-off we'll issue everyone with pitchforks. Do you propose nuking Russia when they cut off Europe's gas supply? Russia can do more damage, much cheaper, by hacking into the Government's computer system and just deleting the benefits/pension/tax credit data base and just waiting for the rioting in the streets. -- mailto: news {at} admac {dot] myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article . com, bm wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Rod Speed wrote: But is trident replacement the best value for money Corse it isnt. It is in fact ****ing billions against the wall to no useful purpose what so ever. Crikey. You've actually got something right. Must go and have a lie down. That's ok then, lets drop it. When the Russians kick-off we'll issue everyone with pitchforks. If the Russians decided to 'kick off' with nuclear weapons against the UK, there wouldn't be many left to issue everyone with anything. LOL, this is true, so you don't agree with MAD and you don't think we should have a big stick? Maybe we should just ask'em over for coffee |
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On 16/07/16 16:05, alan_m wrote:
On 16/07/2016 13:41, bm wrote: That's ok then, lets drop it. When the Russians kick-off we'll issue everyone with pitchforks. Do you propose nuking Russia when they cut off Europe's gas supply? Nope. Since we dont depend on it I say let em. Russia can do more damage, much cheaper, by hacking into the Government's computer system and just deleting the benefits/pension/tax credit data base and just waiting for the rioting in the streets. -- Those who want slavery should have the grace to name it by its proper name. They must face the full meaning of that which they are advocating or condoning; the full, exact, specific meaning of collectivism, of its logical implications, of the principles upon which it is based, and of the ultimate consequences to which these principles will lead. They must face it, then decide whether this is what they want or not. Ayn Rand. |
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On 16/07/2016 17:39, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 16/07/16 16:05, alan_m wrote: On 16/07/2016 13:41, bm wrote: That's ok then, lets drop it. When the Russians kick-off we'll issue everyone with pitchforks. Do you propose nuking Russia when they cut off Europe's gas supply? Nope. Since we dont depend on it I say let em. Russia can do more damage, much cheaper, by hacking into the Government's computer system and just deleting the benefits/pension/tax credit data base and just waiting for the rioting in the streets. 'Trident' isn't being renewed. Just the four submarines that carry the missiles. |
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tim... wrote
alan_m wrote bm wrote Let's hope that Jeremy Stupid can't get the renewal quoshed. If someone has a big stick, we need the biggest. Unilateral disarmament? Yea, right. But is trident replacement the best value for money and is it what is needed in these times. It is if you want to enter the World's willy waving contest Nope, it's always been completely irrelevant to that. We spend billions on providing a method of deploying a weapon and isis/daesh will use the DIY method of putting theirs in the back of a truck and driving it to London. Spend the money in the areas of defence where it is needed most. Agreed I don’t. The last thing Britain needs is what can be used in another Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria etc that it should never have been involved in in the first place. |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote
bm wrote Dave Plowman (News) wrote Rod Speed wrote But is trident replacement the best value for money Corse it isnt. It is in fact ****ing billions against the wall to no useful purpose what so ever. Crikey. You've actually got something right. Must go and have a lie down. That's ok then, lets drop it. When the Russians kick-off we'll issue everyone with pitchforks. If the Russians decided to 'kick off' with nuclear weapons against the UK, there wouldn't be many left to issue everyone with anything. And wouldn’t happen anyway given what the yanks would do to Russia if it was actually that stupid. And the current Tridents would be fine if say Hollande gets comprehensively ****ed off about Murdoch exposing what he pays his hairdresser and decides to nuke Britain. Quick, get Jeremy in power, he'll soon sort it out. |
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bm wrote That's ok then, lets drop it. When the Russians kick-off we'll issue everyone with pitchforks. Do you propose nuking Russia when they cut off Europe's gas supply? The current Tridents will do fine for that and likely the yanks can stop them being used if it doesn’t like what they are being used for anyway. Russia can do more damage, much cheaper, by hacking into the Government's computer system and just deleting the benefits/pension/tax credit data base and just waiting for the rioting in the streets. There wouldn’t be rioting in the streets if that happened. |
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On Saturday, 16 July 2016 15:57:47 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article . com, bm wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Rod Speed wrote: But is trident replacement the best value for money Corse it isnt. It is in fact ****ing billions against the wall to no useful purpose what so ever. Crikey. You've actually got something right. Must go and have a lie down. That's ok then, lets drop it. When the Russians kick-off we'll issue everyone with pitchforks. If the Russians decided to 'kick off' with nuclear weapons against the UK, there wouldn't be many left to issue everyone with anything. Do you not comprehend the meaning of deterrence? |
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On Saturday, 16 July 2016 09:22:55 UTC+1, Julian Barnes wrote:
On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 00:49:10 +0100, bm wrote: Let's hope that Jeremy Stupid can't get the renewal quoshed. If someone has a big stick, we need the biggest. Damn right. We need a credible threat to keep the uppity Krauts in check. Did you see they way they crushed poor little Greece? They'd do the same to us if only they could now, the thugs. If the Ukranians had kept their Nukes, would the Russians have invaded? If Saddamm had had nukes, would the Yanks have invaded? |
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"harry" wrote in message ... On Saturday, 16 July 2016 15:57:47 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article . com, bm wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Rod Speed wrote: But is trident replacement the best value for money Corse it isnt. It is in fact ****ing billions against the wall to no useful purpose what so ever. Crikey. You've actually got something right. Must go and have a lie down. That's ok then, lets drop it. When the Russians kick-off we'll issue everyone with pitchforks. If the Russians decided to 'kick off' with nuclear weapons against the UK, there wouldn't be many left to issue everyone with anything. Do you not comprehend the meaning of deterrence? Trident is no deterrence at all. Its the yanks that are the real deterrence and that would be true regardless of what Britain has. |
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"harry" wrote in message ... On Saturday, 16 July 2016 09:22:55 UTC+1, Julian Barnes wrote: On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 00:49:10 +0100, bm wrote: Let's hope that Jeremy Stupid can't get the renewal quoshed. If someone has a big stick, we need the biggest. Damn right. We need a credible threat to keep the uppity Krauts in check. Did you see they way they crushed poor little Greece? They'd do the same to us if only they could now, the thugs. If the Ukranians had kept their Nukes, would the Russians have invaded? Yep, because they would know that they wouldnt be nuking Russia. If Saddamm had had nukes, would the Yanks have invaded? Different matter entirely. |
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On 17/07/2016 08:48, harry wrote:
If Saddamm had had nukes, would the Yanks have invaded? Yes. We were all told before the invasion that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction - and that didn't stop it from happening. -- mailto: news {at} admac {dot] myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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"alan_m" wrote in message ...
On 17/07/2016 08:48, harry wrote: If Saddamm had had nukes, would the Yanks have invaded? Yes. We were all told before the invasion that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction - and that didn't stop it from happening. "We were told". The people in charge knew different and told porkies. HTH |
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On 17/07/2016 09:31, alan_m wrote:
On 17/07/2016 08:48, harry wrote: If Saddamm had had nukes, would the Yanks have invaded? Yes. We were all told before the invasion that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction - and that didn't stop it from happening. Even in Blair's wildest fantasies, I don't recall him trying to convince anyone that Saddam had ICBMs or Nuclear missile subs... Some chemical weapons and a few Scuds might *just* be categorised as WMD, but Trident it is not. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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harry wrote: On Saturday, 16 July 2016 15:57:47 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article . com, bm wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Rod Speed wrote: But is trident replacement the best value for money Corse it isnt. It is in fact ****ing billions against the wall to no useful purpose what so ever. Crikey. You've actually got something right. Must go and have a lie down. That's ok then, lets drop it. When the Russians kick-off we'll issue everyone with pitchforks. If the Russians decided to 'kick off' with nuclear weapons against the UK, there wouldn't be many left to issue everyone with anything. Do you not comprehend the meaning of deterrence Go on then harry. You explain just how it works. Does the 'threat' of dying deter suicide bombers? The nutcase who drove that truck? -- *If horrific means to make horrible, does terrific mean to make terrible? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 17/07/2016 12:22, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
Does the 'threat' of dying deter suicide bombers? The nutcase who drove that truck? And is it sensible to give President Donald Trump the codes to the missile silos? -- mailto: news {at} admac {dot] myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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On 7/16/2016 12:49 AM, bm wrote:
Let's hope that Jeremy Stupid can't get the renewal quoshed. If someone has a big stick, we need the biggest. Unilateral disarmament? Yea, right. C'mon in chaps, what would you like? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...t-replacement/ Wow, looking good. In other news, Ms Sturgeon aka future queen of Scotland - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...itics-36800536 She can go fish. Trident will not keep out a terrorist with a dirty bomb, nor stop a suicide bomber. We need a strong surface fleet and an increase in troop numbers - not spending billions on nuclear weapons. |
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bm wrote:
Let's hope that Jeremy Stupid can't get the renewal quoshed. If someone has a big stick, we need the biggest. Unilateral disarmament? Yea, right. I believe that the Trident renewal is wrong not because I am a pacifist, just the opposite - it deprives our military of the modern weapons they urgently require and are desperately short of, for the actual conflicts that they are in today, and will be in the foreseeable future. -- Timothy Murphy gayleard /at/ eircom.net School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin |
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On Sunday, 17 July 2016 12:25:38 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , harry wrote: On Saturday, 16 July 2016 15:57:47 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article . com, bm wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Rod Speed wrote: But is trident replacement the best value for money Corse it isnt. It is in fact ****ing billions against the wall to no useful purpose what so ever. Crikey. You've actually got something right. Must go and have a lie down. That's ok then, lets drop it. When the Russians kick-off we'll issue everyone with pitchforks. If the Russians decided to 'kick off' with nuclear weapons against the UK, there wouldn't be many left to issue everyone with anything. Do you not comprehend the meaning of deterrence Go on then harry. You explain just how it works. Does the 'threat' of dying deter suicide bombers? The nutcase who drove that truck? -- *If horrific means to make horrible, does terrific mean to make terrible? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. It deters the Russians and the likes of North Korea. The nuclear deterrent stopped WW2 in less than a week and saved tens of thousands of lives. It has maintained the peace for over seventy years now in Europe, the longest period without a war in history. The new form of war is assymetric war. Eg Al Qaeda. But the old form of war has not gone away. If the Ukrainians had kept their nuclear missiles, would the Russian have invaded? If Saddam had an atomic bomb, would the Yanks have invaded? |
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On Sunday, 17 July 2016 14:53:50 UTC+1, alan_m wrote:
On 17/07/2016 12:22, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: Does the 'threat' of dying deter suicide bombers? The nutcase who drove that truck? And is it sensible to give President Donald Trump the codes to the missile silos? Drivel. Missile silos are long obsolete. |
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On Sunday, 17 July 2016 09:31:44 UTC+1, alan_m wrote:
On 17/07/2016 08:48, harry wrote: If Saddamm had had nukes, would the Yanks have invaded? Yes. We were all told before the invasion that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction - and that didn't stop it from happening. You are a ****-fer-brains. Bliar and Bush knew there were no WMDs in Iraq. That was what the dodgy dossier was all about, lies for home consumption. If Saddam had had them he would have used them. |
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On Sunday, 17 July 2016 19:16:03 UTC+1, rick wrote:
On 7/16/2016 12:49 AM, bm wrote: Let's hope that Jeremy Stupid can't get the renewal quoshed. If someone has a big stick, we need the biggest. Unilateral disarmament? Yea, right. C'mon in chaps, what would you like? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...t-replacement/ Wow, looking good. In other news, Ms Sturgeon aka future queen of Scotland - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...itics-36800536 She can go fish. Trident will not keep out a terrorist with a dirty bomb, nor stop a suicide bomber. We need a strong surface fleet and an increase in troop numbers - not spending billions on nuclear weapons. We need both. Unfortunately. |
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On 17/07/2016 19:15, rick wrote:
On 7/16/2016 12:49 AM, bm wrote: Let's hope that Jeremy Stupid can't get the renewal quoshed. If someone has a big stick, we need the biggest. Unilateral disarmament? Yea, right. C'mon in chaps, what would you like? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...t-replacement/ Wow, looking good. In other news, Ms Sturgeon aka future queen of Scotland - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...itics-36800536 She can go fish. Trident will not keep out a terrorist with a dirty bomb, nor stop a suicide bomber. Its not supposed to. We need a strong surface fleet and an increase in troop numbers True... - not spending billions on nuclear weapons. We need both, for different reasons. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On Sun, 17 Jul 2016 19:15:58 +0100, rick wrote:
Trident will not keep out a terrorist with a dirty bomb, nor stop a suicide bomber. Or an illegal immigrant for that matter. We need a strong surface fleet and an increase in troop numbers - not spending billions on nuclear weapons. We certainly need something to deter the on-going invasion of undesirables we're currently suffering from. |
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On 17/07/2016 19:50, harry wrote:
You are a ****-fer-brains. Bliar and Bush knew there were no WMDs in Iraq. That was what the dodgy dossier was all about, lies for home consumption. Isn't the same with the recent referendum? Paraphrasing: World war 3 is will start if we vote to leave the EU. if we leave immigration will end tomorrow, we will all be destitute or better off etc. I guess if we had a referendum about going to that war the result may have been 50:50 based on the 'facts' presented by the politicians at the time. If Saddam had had them he would have used them. He may have used them against Al-Qaeda -- mailto: news {at} admac {dot] myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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On 17/07/2016 19:47, harry wrote:
And is it sensible to give President Donald Trump the codes to the missile silos? Drivel. Missile silos are long obsolete. Another reason to abandon the silos on the submarines. -- mailto: news {at} admac {dot] myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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"rick" wrote in message ... On 7/16/2016 12:49 AM, bm wrote: Let's hope that Jeremy Stupid can't get the renewal quoshed. If someone has a big stick, we need the biggest. Unilateral disarmament? Yea, right. C'mon in chaps, what would you like? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...t-replacement/ Wow, looking good. In other news, Ms Sturgeon aka future queen of Scotland - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...itics-36800536 She can go fish. Trident will not keep out a terrorist with a dirty bomb, nor stop a suicide bomber. Neither will any other military either. We need a strong surface fleet Nope, no point in that anymore. and an increase in troop numbers To use for what ? - not spending billions on nuclear weapons. It isnt actually spent on nuclear weapons, just on delivering them. |
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bm wrote Let's hope that Jeremy Stupid can't get the renewal quoshed. If someone has a big stick, we need the biggest. Unilateral disarmament? Yea, right. I believe that the Trident renewal is wrong not because I am a pacifist, just the opposite - it deprives our military of the modern weapons they urgently require and are desperately short of, That last is bull****. for the actual conflicts that they are in today, and will be in the foreseeable future. Like getting involved in Syria to no useful purpose what so ever ? |
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On Sun, 17 Jul 2016 20:17:03 +0100, alan_m wrote:
I guess if we had a referendum about going to that war the result may have been 50:50 based on the 'facts' presented by the politicians at the time. I very much doubt it. The public are far less inclined to get involved in foreign strife than our crooked and meddlesome politicians are. |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote harry wrote Dave Plowman (News) wrote bm wrote Dave Plowman (News) wrote Rod Speed wrote: But is trident replacement the best value for money Corse it isnt. It is in fact ****ing billions against the wall to no useful purpose what so ever. Crikey. You've actually got something right. Must go and have a lie down. That's ok then, lets drop it. When the Russians kick-off we'll issue everyone with pitchforks. If the Russians decided to 'kick off' with nuclear weapons against the UK, there wouldn't be many left to issue everyone with anything. Do you not comprehend the meaning of deterrence Go on then harry. You explain just how it works. Does the 'threat' of dying deter suicide bombers? The nutcase who drove that truck? It deters the Russians and the likes of North Korea. Even sillier than you usually manage with Trident. The nuclear deterrent stopped WW2 in less than a week and saved tens of thousands of lives. Trident has done nothing like that. It has maintained the peace for over seventy years now in Europe, the longest period without a war in history. Trident didnt, what did that was the yank nukes. And Russia was never going to invade europe anyway. The new form of war is assymetric war. Eg Al Qaeda. In which Trident is completely useless. But the old form of war has not gone away. Yes it has, because of yank and russian nukes. If the Ukrainians had kept their nuclear missiles, would the Russian have invaded? Yep, because the ukrainians knew what would happen to the ukraine if they were actually stupid enough to nuke russia. If Saddam had an atomic bomb, would the Yanks have invaded? Yep, because he never had any way to deliver it. |
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On Sun, 17 Jul 2016 20:35:45 +0200, Timothy Murphy wrote:
I believe that the Trident renewal is wrong not because I am a pacifist, just the opposite - it deprives our military of the modern weapons they urgently require and are desperately short of, for the actual conflicts that they are in today, and will be in the foreseeable future. It needn't, though. We could spend the 350 million per week we'll save when we leave the EU on equipment our armed forces need so badly rather than squandering it on the International Health Service as Boris and Gove are so keen to do. |
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