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"Scrap it. Imagine how many billions we have spent over the years."  scrap it and the hs2 swindle | |||
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"It all counts towards our commitment to nato spending." NATO We have 2 big ships but no jets to put on them and no fule to power them but I guess they count towards NATO spending. | |||
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"It is estimated the refit of Trident is 205 billion is this a good investment in 2021 for the people of uk or is it time to stop and start decomishining. I guess might cost more?" You're using figures quoted by the CND.! Anyway the CND produced these figures before the 2016 vote in Parliament in which the Bill was passed through by both Labour and Conservative MP's 472 to 117 to renew Trident. | |||
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"It is estimated the refit of Trident is 205 billion is this a good investment in 2021 for the people of uk or is it time to stop and start decomishining. I guess might cost more? You're using figures quoted by the CND.! Anyway the CND produced these figures before the 2016 vote in Parliament in which the Bill was passed through by both Labour and Conservative MP's 472 to 117 to renew Trident. " I still say scrap it it's a pointless spend and will never be value for money. I bet even the work will.be done out of the UK | |||
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"It all counts towards our commitment to nato spending." | |||
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"It is estimated the refit of Trident is 205 billion is this a good investment in 2021 for the people of uk or is it time to stop and start decomishining. I guess might cost more? You're using figures quoted by the CND.! Anyway the CND produced these figures before the 2016 vote in Parliament in which the Bill was passed through by both Labour and Conservative MP's 472 to 117 to renew Trident. " So what are the figures? | |||
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"It is estimated the refit of Trident is 205 billion is this a good investment in 2021 for the people of uk or is it time to stop and start decomishining. I guess might cost more? You're using figures quoted by the CND.! Anyway the CND produced these figures before the 2016 vote in Parliament in which the Bill was passed through by both Labour and Conservative MP's 472 to 117 to renew Trident. " Yeah this is ancient news. Most people didn't seem to care back then. I don't expect them to care now. But of course this is a colossal amount of money. We could use it to offset the damage done by other things. But it's not as simple as turning off trident and not spending the money. Decommissioning is a long process. | |||
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"a pointless vanity project for the paranoid and inadequate." Im sure all those workers on the Clyde would disagree with you. | |||
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"It is estimated the refit of Trident is 205 billion is this a good investment in 2021 for the people of uk or is it time to stop and start decomishining. I guess might cost more?" It's not a refit it's replacement with new submarines. Spend will be over about 15 years by the time they enter service. (I got that from the Daily Mail Lionel)  | |||
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"Billions on a weapon we will never use Sounds logical." Can't really go around nuking people Lionel, surprised you're suggesting it. Front line, and only line, of defence. | |||
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"Bit more to this whole area Nuclear weapons are important for international willy waving contests, you don't have nukes, you are at best a second rate power. The UK's power and authority has been diminished by brexit, so it needs something to say "look at us, we are HARD, don't mess with us". So expect the arch willy waver Bozo to push hard for nukes. Earlier on in the thread someone mentioned hypersonic missiles. These are not strategic weapons, they are not the same as a ballistic nuke. The ballistic nuke, by definition is a hypersonic weapon, typical speed Mach 25. The hypersonic missile is great for theatre wide operations, you can drop a hypersonic missile into an aircraft carrier, it will destroy it. Do the same for a city, and it's less so. Ah but what about a hypersonic nuke? Well, no has got one yet, the payload may be an issue, and they offer no advantage over a ballsitic missile." Disagree slightly . Ballistic missiles can be intercepted and shot down , basically they can be predicted Hypersonic weapon systems have a deal of manoverability , they kinda zigzag as they go making them almost impossible to shoot down .. That’s why the race is on Between Russia , China and the USA .. to develop them | |||
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"UK needs the nuclear shield. Your military has been in decline. " Exactly to many countries rely on the usa. | |||
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"Bit more to this whole area Nuclear weapons are important for international willy waving contests, you don't have nukes, you are at best a second rate power. The UK's power and authority has been diminished by brexit, so it needs something to say "look at us, we are HARD, don't mess with us". So expect the arch willy waver Bozo to push hard for nukes. Earlier on in the thread someone mentioned hypersonic missiles. These are not strategic weapons, they are not the same as a ballistic nuke. The ballistic nuke, by definition is a hypersonic weapon, typical speed Mach 25. The hypersonic missile is great for theatre wide operations, you can drop a hypersonic missile into an aircraft carrier, it will destroy it. Do the same for a city, and it's less so. Ah but what about a hypersonic nuke? Well, no has got one yet, the payload may be an issue, and they offer no advantage over a ballsitic missile. Disagree slightly . Ballistic missiles can be intercepted and shot down , basically they can be predicted Hypersonic weapon systems have a deal of manoverability , they kinda zigzag as they go making them almost impossible to shoot down .. That’s why the race is on Between Russia , China and the USA .. to develop them " fair point, but nukes can manouver as well, and carry decoys. If you want to shoot one down, best chance is during the launch phase, and hyoersonic missiles have to do a launch themselves either on a ballistic missile, or board an aircraft. At the moment, they are carrier killers, not a replacement for the likes of Trident | |||
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"Bit more to this whole area Nuclear weapons are important for international willy waving contests, you don't have nukes, you are at best a second rate power. The UK's power and authority has been diminished by brexit, so it needs something to say "look at us, we are HARD, don't mess with us". So expect the arch willy waver Bozo to push hard for nukes. Earlier on in the thread someone mentioned hypersonic missiles. These are not strategic weapons, they are not the same as a ballistic nuke. The ballistic nuke, by definition is a hypersonic weapon, typical speed Mach 25. The hypersonic missile is great for theatre wide operations, you can drop a hypersonic missile into an aircraft carrier, it will destroy it. Do the same for a city, and it's less so. Ah but what about a hypersonic nuke? Well, no has got one yet, the payload may be an issue, and they offer no advantage over a ballsitic missile. Disagree slightly . Ballistic missiles can be intercepted and shot down , basically they can be predicted Hypersonic weapon systems have a deal of manoverability , they kinda zigzag as they go making them almost impossible to shoot down .. That’s why the race is on Between Russia , China and the USA .. to develop them fair point, but nukes can manouver as well, and carry decoys. If you want to shoot one down, best chance is during the launch phase, and hyoersonic missiles have to do a launch themselves either on a ballistic missile, or board an aircraft. At the moment, they are carrier killers, not a replacement for the likes of Trident " Is it a deteriont And would you really want it used if not why have it to me pointless. And how would really want to invade The UK | |||
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"Bit more to this whole area Nuclear weapons are important for international willy waving contests, you don't have nukes, you are at best a second rate power. The UK's power and authority has been diminished by brexit, so it needs something to say "look at us, we are HARD, don't mess with us". So expect the arch willy waver Bozo to push hard for nukes. Earlier on in the thread someone mentioned hypersonic missiles. These are not strategic weapons, they are not the same as a ballistic nuke. The ballistic nuke, by definition is a hypersonic weapon, typical speed Mach 25. The hypersonic missile is great for theatre wide operations, you can drop a hypersonic missile into an aircraft carrier, it will destroy it. Do the same for a city, and it's less so. Ah but what about a hypersonic nuke? Well, no has got one yet, the payload may be an issue, and they offer no advantage over a ballsitic missile. Disagree slightly . Ballistic missiles can be intercepted and shot down , basically they can be predicted Hypersonic weapon systems have a deal of manoverability , they kinda zigzag as they go making them almost impossible to shoot down .. That’s why the race is on Between Russia , China and the USA .. to develop them " Keep up, that race is over, the race is to detect and shoot them down. Wonder who's winning that race. | |||
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"Bit more to this whole area Nuclear weapons are important for international willy waving contests, you don't have nukes, you are at best a second rate power. The UK's power and authority has been diminished by brexit, so it needs something to say "look at us, we are HARD, don't mess with us". So expect the arch willy waver Bozo to push hard for nukes. Earlier on in the thread someone mentioned hypersonic missiles. These are not strategic weapons, they are not the same as a ballistic nuke. The ballistic nuke, by definition is a hypersonic weapon, typical speed Mach 25. The hypersonic missile is great for theatre wide operations, you can drop a hypersonic missile into an aircraft carrier, it will destroy it. Do the same for a city, and it's less so. Ah but what about a hypersonic nuke? Well, no has got one yet, the payload may be an issue, and they offer no advantage over a ballsitic missile. Disagree slightly . Ballistic missiles can be intercepted and shot down , basically they can be predicted Hypersonic weapon systems have a deal of manoverability , they kinda zigzag as they go making them almost impossible to shoot down .. That’s why the race is on Between Russia , China and the USA .. to develop them Keep up, that race is over, the race is to detect and shoot them down. Wonder who's winning that race. " “Other nations are chasing the trio of leaders—or teaming up with them. Australia is collaborating with the United States on a Mach 8 HGV, and India with Russia on a Mach 7 HCM. France intends to field an HCM by 2022, and Japan is aiming for an HGV in 2026, the U.S. Congressional Research Service noted in a July 2019 report.” Still looks like a race to me .. .. | |||
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"a pointless vanity project for the paranoid and inadequate.Im sure all those workers on the Clyde would disagree with you." Not all workers as I work at faslane and the sooner its scrapped the better,too much money being wasted on something that will never be used | |||
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"The arms race really is proof of how fucking thick we are as a species. I know let's create a weapon that can wipe out the entire human race. That will keep us safe." It’s stopped the major powers from fighting directly. Sadly it doesn’t stop proxy wars fought between them with third party countries . | |||
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"The arms race really is proof of how fucking thick we are as a species. I know let's create a weapon that can wipe out the entire human race. That will keep us safe. It’s stopped the major powers from fighting directly. Sadly it doesn’t stop proxy wars fought between them with third party countries . " There have been at least 3 occasions where armageddon has been averted through dumb luck. Where is the sense in having that many weapons we can destroy the world several times over? Its utter insanity. | |||
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"I’m a believer in having a big stick as a last resort so personally support the new builds. Let’s be honest here it’s our only reason for being at the head table. My concern is our regular forces are underfunded so we are a one truck pony if our conventional forces aren’t up to scratch. I don’t know the details of this so admitting no real knowledge so genuine question. Does swarm technology have the power to overwhelm our conventional forces? I know of electronic impulse counter measures but there will be ways around that coming through. " The money is spent on defence of the country a nuclear deterrent is defence. We obviously need a navy as we are an island but a large army is not needed unless you want to start getting involved in other peoples wars. | |||
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"The arms race really is proof of how fucking thick we are as a species. I know let's create a weapon that can wipe out the entire human race. That will keep us safe. It’s stopped the major powers from fighting directly. Sadly it doesn’t stop proxy wars fought between them with third party countries . There have been at least 3 occasions where armageddon has been averted through dumb luck. Where is the sense in having that many weapons we can destroy the world several times over? Its utter insanity. " I agree the sheer amount of weapons is insanity and it’s why Reagan threatening to out-spend Russia with star wars that brought them to the table and try to reduce the numbers. It’s shit having these weapons but for us as a nation it’s more crap not to. We right now need to worry about the eroding of democracy in the world and the moving towards autocracy. Erdogan - Turkey Putin - Russia Viktor Orban - Hungary Duete - Philippines Boldonaro - Brazil These are more pertinent now and due to the conservatives being in government so long are the powers behind Boris our own autocratic nightmare? We still have the huge income gaps and it’s not getting smaller. | |||
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"I’m a believer in having a big stick as a last resort so personally support the new builds. Let’s be honest here it’s our only reason for being at the head table. My concern is our regular forces are underfunded so we are a one truck pony if our conventional forces aren’t up to scratch. I don’t know the details of this so admitting no real knowledge so genuine question. Does swarm technology have the power to overwhelm our conventional forces? I know of electronic impulse counter measures but there will be ways around that coming through. The money is spent on defence of the country a nuclear deterrent is defence. We obviously need a navy as we are an island but a large army is not needed unless you want to start getting involved in other peoples wars. " I don’t think we need a large army but if a country asks for our help can we help? Should we stand by and let the Serbs slaughter innocents ? We either defend democracy and our friends or we just watch as the bad guys take over until their gaze eventually comes our way. | |||
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"I’m a believer in having a big stick as a last resort so personally support the new builds. Let’s be honest here it’s our only reason for being at the head table. My concern is our regular forces are underfunded so we are a one truck pony if our conventional forces aren’t up to scratch. I don’t know the details of this so admitting no real knowledge so genuine question. Does swarm technology have the power to overwhelm our conventional forces? I know of electronic impulse counter measures but there will be ways around that coming through. The money is spent on defence of the country a nuclear deterrent is defence. We obviously need a navy as we are an island but a large army is not needed unless you want to start getting involved in other peoples wars. I don’t think we need a large army but if a country asks for our help can we help? Should we stand by and let the Serbs slaughter innocents ? We either defend democracy and our friends or we just watch as the bad guys take over until their gaze eventually comes our way. " What with a nuclear weapon. I get spending the same on planes to go on the 2 new aircraft carriers or more solders but nuclear weapons? ? Do they really help And yes a swarm would overwhelm the UK so we would press the button then so would others. | |||
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"I’m a believer in having a big stick as a last resort so personally support the new builds. Let’s be honest here it’s our only reason for being at the head table. My concern is our regular forces are underfunded so we are a one truck pony if our conventional forces aren’t up to scratch. I don’t know the details of this so admitting no real knowledge so genuine question. Does swarm technology have the power to overwhelm our conventional forces? I know of electronic impulse counter measures but there will be ways around that coming through. The money is spent on defence of the country a nuclear deterrent is defence. We obviously need a navy as we are an island but a large army is not needed unless you want to start getting involved in other peoples wars. I don’t think we need a large army but if a country asks for our help can we help? Should we stand by and let the Serbs slaughter innocents ? We either defend democracy and our friends or we just watch as the bad guys take over until their gaze eventually comes our way. " Nope but thats why you have the united nations usually a few of them get together and send troops to restore the peace not great big armys. | |||
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"Btw we no longer have what is considered an "army " as we are well below the magik 80k troops we have what is considered by the rest of the world as a defence force .we COULD NOT re take the falkland if required " and thats a problem? | |||
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"Btw we no longer have what is considered an "army " as we are well below the magik 80k troops we have what is considered by the rest of the world as a defence force .we COULD NOT re take the falkland if required " According to the Army website there's 112k regular and reserve soldiers. | |||
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"Btw we no longer have what is considered an "army " as we are well below the magik 80k troops we have what is considered by the rest of the world as a defence force .we COULD NOT re take the falkland if required " We do not need to retake he Falkland's as they are now defended before there was a handful of troops no air or sea support against 5,000 invaders it wouldnt happen again. 
Unless the uk was going to invade another country there is no need for a large army. | |||
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"I’m a believer in having a big stick as a last resort so personally support the new builds. Let’s be honest here it’s our only reason for being at the head table. My concern is our regular forces are underfunded so we are a one truck pony if our conventional forces aren’t up to scratch. I don’t know the details of this so admitting no real knowledge so genuine question. Does swarm technology have the power to overwhelm our conventional forces? I know of electronic impulse counter measures but there will be ways around that coming through. The money is spent on defence of the country a nuclear deterrent is defence. We obviously need a navy as we are an island but a large army is not needed unless you want to start getting involved in other peoples wars. I don’t think we need a large army but if a country asks for our help can we help? Should we stand by and let the Serbs slaughter innocents ? We either defend democracy and our friends or we just watch as the bad guys take over until their gaze eventually comes our way. Nope but thats why you have the united nations usually a few of them get together and send troops to restore the peace not great big armys." The two methods of defence are not related. The nuclear is for a fuck off to the likes of China, Russia etc. The army needs to be of a strength to actually join a nato or United Nations force. If we make the army too small their is no attraction to younger people joining as we’ll end up with a ceremonial force. I’m not suggesting huge numbers but I think below 80,000 and it’s not an army it’s becoming a security force. We have dependencies all over the world and if people know we can’t at least give them a bloody nose they will take them. Just as Argentina thought. Whether we should be keeping those dependencies is another thing. Ultimately the army needs to be a powerful as our desire to act. I believe at one point we had troops in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Falklands, Nigeria, all at the same time. The army said they were too thinly stretched. Should we be in all those places? That’s a political question but the armed forces end up paying with their lives if they are too weak and not sufficiently armed. | |||
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"Btw we no longer have what is considered an "army " as we are well below the magik 80k troops we have what is considered by the rest of the world as a defence force .we COULD NOT re take the falkland if required We do not need to retake he Falkland's as they are now defended before there was a handful of troops no air or sea support against 5,000 invaders it wouldnt happen again.
Unless the uk was going to invade another country there is no need for a large army."I agree with you. It's a waste of money having a big army. | |||
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"Btw we no longer have what is considered an "army " as we are well below the magik 80k troops we have what is considered by the rest of the world as a defence force .we COULD NOT re take the falkland if required We do not need to retake he Falkland's as they are now defended before there was a handful of troops no air or sea support against 5,000 invaders it wouldnt happen again.
Unless the uk was going to invade another country there is no need for a large army.
I agree with you.
It's a waste of money having a big army."Nice to agree on something for a change. | |||
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"Btw we no longer have what is considered an "army " as we are well below the magik 80k troops we have what is considered by the rest of the world as a defence force .we COULD NOT re take the falkland if required We do not need to retake he Falkland's as they are now defended before there was a handful of troops no air or sea support against 5,000 invaders it wouldnt happen again.
Unless the uk was going to invade another country there is no need for a large army.
I agree with you.
It's a waste of money having a big army.Nice to agree on something for a change. ". But when the US mentions a America first policy ever country loses its minds. | |||
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"Btw we no longer have what is considered an "army " as we are well below the magik 80k troops we have what is considered by the rest of the world as a defence force .we COULD NOT re take the falkland if required We do not need to retake he Falkland's as they are now defended before there was a handful of troops no air or sea support against 5,000 invaders it wouldnt happen again.
Unless the uk was going to invade another country there is no need for a large army.
I agree with you.
It's a waste of money having a big army.Nice to agree on something for a change. .
But when the US mentions a America first policy ever country loses its minds."In what way? "America first" really meant, Trump's bank balance first. | |||
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"Scrap trident and live naked like the trees, the unicorns will save us anyway, love is far more powerful "Chinese unicorns do they make noodles ? | |||
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"Scrap trident and live naked like the trees, the unicorns will save us anyway, love is far more powerful
Chinese unicorns do they make noodles ? "oh yes, a trans chinese/russian cross breed that likes to bugger people while eating noddles with a trident shaped phallus up its rectum! have i gone too far?lol | |||
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"Scrap trident and live naked like the trees, the unicorns will save us anyway, love is far more powerful
Chinese unicorns do they make noodles ?
oh yes, a trans chinese/russian cross breed that likes to bugger people while eating noddles with a trident shaped phallus up its rectum! have i gone too far?lol "To be fair vaginas not that areodynamic. Mine just whistles. | |||
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"Scrap trident and live naked like the trees, the unicorns will save us anyway, love is far more powerful
Chinese unicorns do they make noodles ? "No don't be silly they make nooddlcorns .... | |||
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