markfor   10 #1 Posted November 3, 2012 Does the replacement of Trident seem obscene when UK is in such a bad financial state?  It could be put on hold for 5 years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Phanerothyme   12 #2 Posted November 3, 2012 I think they still work, don't they? Why change them. Rocket science isn't computational fluid dynamics you know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
JFKvsNixon   11 #3 Posted November 3, 2012 Does the replacement of Trident seem obscene when UK is in such a bad financial state?  It could be put on hold for 5 years  It isn't a replacement for the Trident missile, it's a replacement for the submarines that are due to be replaced in the 2020s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Phanerothyme   12 #4 Posted November 4, 2012 Will the submarines be non-functional in the 2020s? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
MrMoran   10 #5 Posted November 4, 2012 Does the replacement of Trident seem obscene when UK is in such a bad financial state?  It could be put on hold for 5 years  No more obscene than giving billions away to other countries when the UK is in such a bad financial state. Stop all the aid then trident wont be such a drain on the coffers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
LeMaquis   10 #6 Posted November 4, 2012 No more obscene than giving billions away to other countries when the UK is in such a bad financial state. Stop all the aid then trident wont be such a drain on the coffers.  "Guns Before Butter" as Hermann Goering said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
neeeeeeeeeek   10 #7 Posted November 4, 2012 No more obscene than giving billions away to other countries when the UK is in such a bad financial state. Stop all the aid then trident wont be such a drain on the coffers.   Stopping aid wont make trident any cheaper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
MrMoran   10 #8 Posted November 4, 2012 "Guns Before Butter" as Hermann Goering said.  Yeah but he was morbidly obese. Thats why the Luftwaffe lost the Battle of Britain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
MrMoran   10 #9 Posted November 4, 2012 Stopping aid wont make trident any cheaper.  No, but it will free up many billions of £s for a good cause instead of wasting it on a lost one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
maxmaximus   10 #10 Posted November 4, 2012 Does the replacement of Trident seem obscene when UK is in such a bad financial state?  It could be put on hold for 5 years  No, it’s reasonable to spend taxes on our future defence capabilities. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   303 #11 Posted November 4, 2012 If they need replacing they need replacing, we need something to keep those dodgy Argentinians in check.  Don't wanna end up like the Russians with a bunch of dodgy broken down subs that randomly sink or break down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
woodmally   10 #12 Posted November 4, 2012 If they need replacing they need replacing, we need something to keep those dodgy Argentinians in check. Don't wanna end up like the Russians with a bunch of dodgy broken down subs that randomly sink or break down.  Why do we need trident to do that. Just evacuate Port Stanley and give Islas Malvinas back to the Argentinians. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
