The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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Scaling up from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a single Trident submarine has the notional capacity to cause 20 million instantaneous deaths. Do we need this capability? Do we need a ‘sub-strategic’ capability. Do we need nuclear weapons of any kind? This is the first real opportunity to address that question since the post-Suez Defence Review in 1957.
The government says ‘yes’, but it is widely accepted that if Britain did not already possess nuclear …
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