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Britain
Brown puts Trident cuts on nuclear arms talks table
2009-03-18
The UK will begin to scale back its stockpile of nuclear warheads if Russia and the US agree to new reductions, the prime minister said yesterday, as he gave warning that Iran faces harsher penalties if attempts to enrich uranium continue. Speaking to scientists and diplomats from 37 countries at Lancaster House in London, Gordon Brown said that as one of the six nations with confirmed nuclear capability the UK had to show the lead by striking "a global bargain". The next international five-yearly proliferation review conference is due next year.

Brown said: "Step by step, we have to transform the discussion of nuclear disarmament from one of platitudes to one of hard commitments. Britain has cut the number of its nuclear warheads by 50% since 1997 ... If it is possible to reduce the number of UK warheads further, Britain will be ready to do so."
Might as well, it'll keep them out of certain grubby hands after Britain becomes an islamic caliphate ...
Though the UK's warheads now number fewer than 160, the government has provoked anger by announcing a £20bn programme to build four new submarines and taking part in an American programme to extend the life of the Trident D5 missile.
Posted by:Steve White

#3  FREEREPUBLIC > RUSSIA, CHINA [ + Others] PREPARING NEW CHALLENGES FOR AMERICA; + PAKISTANI DEFENSE FORUM > US-CHINA NAVAL STANDOFF SHOWS CHINA IS PREPARING, WILLING TO CHALLENGE AMERICA'S SPHERE OF INFLUENCE.


As for any future BRITAIN = LONDONISTAN? + EURABIA?, WAFF > MEXICAN ILLEGAL ALIEN IN THE UK.

MEXICO'S DRUG CARTELS > FIRST GREECE, now BRITAIN, AND ALL IN ONE AM TOO.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2009-03-18 19:21  

#2  Well, if you want to get nukes out of Pakland, why wouldn't you also want to get them out of their colony?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2009-03-18 17:44  

#1  Brown's done the numbers & come to the conclusion that his government can't afford the maintenance & upkeep on his nuclear forces. It's not as if he can't tuck in under the American thermonuclear umbrella with Germany.

Makes perfect sense if you have no sense of national pride. Since the political class of Britain is notable for that very quality, I'm only surprised that it took this long.
Posted by: Mitch H.   2009-03-18 13:42  

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