So, it seems Blair plans to renew Trident or, correction, Blair has been "told" to renew Trident.
One thing most people over here aren't aware of is the U.K doesn't have a nuclear defence at all, unlike France, China and Russia. The whole thing is controlled by the U.S.A. not by any British politician.
This is why Blair was so willing to go to war in Iraq - he had no choice.
I quote this from Wlikepedia:
"The UK has relied on the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) and, in later years, Defense Support Program (DSP) satellites for warning of a nuclear attack. Both of these systems are owned and controlled by the United States. One of the four component radars for the BMEWS is based at RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire."
Another thing Blair has kept quiet about is we really derive zero advantage from an American controlled nuclear defence system apart from becoming a target if a thermonuclear war broke out between the U.S. and China. If such a situation did develop, China or Russia would have no choice but to attack the U.K. with ICBM's even if any conflict over Taiwan, for instance, had nothing to do with us whatsoever.
So, I can only conclude any political leader with the foggiest idea would scrap the whole U.S. system and build a proper independent defence system as France has done.
However, Poodle Blair basically leads a Banana Republic which is something we should bear in mind.
One thing most people over here aren't aware of is the U.K doesn't have a nuclear defence at all, unlike France, China and Russia. The whole thing is controlled by the U.S.A. not by any British politician.
This is why Blair was so willing to go to war in Iraq - he had no choice.
I quote this from Wlikepedia:
"The UK has relied on the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) and, in later years, Defense Support Program (DSP) satellites for warning of a nuclear attack. Both of these systems are owned and controlled by the United States. One of the four component radars for the BMEWS is based at RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire."
Another thing Blair has kept quiet about is we really derive zero advantage from an American controlled nuclear defence system apart from becoming a target if a thermonuclear war broke out between the U.S. and China. If such a situation did develop, China or Russia would have no choice but to attack the U.K. with ICBM's even if any conflict over Taiwan, for instance, had nothing to do with us whatsoever.
So, I can only conclude any political leader with the foggiest idea would scrap the whole U.S. system and build a proper independent defence system as France has done.
However, Poodle Blair basically leads a Banana Republic which is something we should bear in mind.