When I read this, I paused and said...good---that means that we're not the only ones that have lost our minds. If Israel comes out and says how many nukes it has then I'll apologize...until then I think this is the dumbest, most insane thing I've ever heard of. To broadcast a state secret for no apparent reason is....CRAZY TALK! From CNN...
Britain has a total nuclear arsenal of fewer than 225 weapons, with 160 currently operational, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Wednesday.
"We believe that the time is now right to be more open about the weapons we hold," Hague said in a statement to Parliament.
"We judge that this will assist in building a climate of trust between nuclear and non-nuclear weapons states and contribute, therefore, to future efforts to reduce the number of nuclear weapons worldwide."
The number of warheads for Trident has been one of those secrets that everyone knows!
ReplyDeleteIt isn't hard to guess from the number of tubes on a Vanguard and the number of warheads on a D5, plus a few extra.
I am not convinced either but can see the logic to some extent. Don't forget, the UK has a coalition government and the junior party (Liberal Democrat) is basically a unilateralist disarmer at heart, even though they publicly support a nuclear deterrent.
They will not vote for a Trident replacement, thinking a cruise missile system is cheaper and more relevant.
This is what happens when you let lunatics run the asylum!
It's not such a big deal after all. Everyone knows UK have nukes and probably those interested on the subject already had an accurate number.
ReplyDeletethose interested probably had an estimate...not an exact number. don't get me wrong this could be a deception campaign but I doubt it.
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