23-01-2017, 15:55
It would seem perfectly clear that the UK's Trident system suffered a major navigational failure last June. Not a mere degree or so, but instead of heading south east, the unarmed missile headed somewhere between west and north towards the USA. Apparently the submarine and crew were "successfully tested", so it must have been the missile system that was faulty. As alluded to in another thread, the USA has elected a fiery, over-reacting President who is perceived to be trigger-happy. Nervous times ahead!
Despite being repeatedly pressed to answer a question about her knowledge of this before a Commons vote on Trident renewal, PM Theresa May not only didn't answer the question, but she totally ignored it. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon is to give a statement this afternoon in the House of Commons. Again not to provide clarity or reassurance, but because he is being forced to. I'm not averse to keeping certain details secret because of national security, but this is such a major incident with our national security under greater threat from ourselves than from any perceived enemy. The basic details are going to come out soon anyway, so why do the Tories insist on keeping this under wraps? I certainly won't be able to trust them over anything that is said in future.
I must admit I'm a supporter of the nuclear deterrent which has been successful for over 70 years, which is why there must be no doubts over the reliability of the Trident system. Hopefully a full explanation will be given this afternoon, but I'm not holding my breath.
Despite being repeatedly pressed to answer a question about her knowledge of this before a Commons vote on Trident renewal, PM Theresa May not only didn't answer the question, but she totally ignored it. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon is to give a statement this afternoon in the House of Commons. Again not to provide clarity or reassurance, but because he is being forced to. I'm not averse to keeping certain details secret because of national security, but this is such a major incident with our national security under greater threat from ourselves than from any perceived enemy. The basic details are going to come out soon anyway, so why do the Tories insist on keeping this under wraps? I certainly won't be able to trust them over anything that is said in future.
I must admit I'm a supporter of the nuclear deterrent which has been successful for over 70 years, which is why there must be no doubts over the reliability of the Trident system. Hopefully a full explanation will be given this afternoon, but I'm not holding my breath.
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