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They are part of the same tool kit, I can see the difference, but it seems you cannot see the similarity. You ever heard the expression, "you don't bring a knife to a gun fight"? Nuclear weapons are a deterrent against Nuclear weapons firstly, and against a larger or superior conventional force...

Trident subs have sealed orders aboard, in the event that the UK comes under attack and the chain of command is taken out. I have no idea what those orders are, and they are I understand reviewed with each new parliament, I suspect some of our leaders are far more willing to retaliate than you...

Why not go the whole hog and get rid of all our armed forces?

I have thought about, and I think it matters.

Trident is more of a snipers rifle, than a pistol. The idea being, no one knows where they are, so they are difficult to take out. It is a good deterrent.

It is a bit different, in that we don't see toddlers accidentally nuking their mums, or teenagers nuking their schools.

I was kind of hoping it was all a bad dream, but sadly I have been wide awake.

Maybe if we formed some sort of Union of European Nations, we could share defence spending of this sort. Maybe even have a European Army?