Reminds me of the 'Yes, Prime Minister' reason for us having Nukes... :lolol:
( It's not because the Russians have them, it's because the French have... )
You mean just Russia - China has about the same number of warheads as the UK.
The thing is the number of warheads becomes a little meaningless as a deterrent over a certain threshold, providing the missiles remain hidden from first strike.
No extra deterrence in turning radioactive dust into...
No, but I think the mad kleptocrat in the Kremlin actually would be, and if he ever invades the Baltics and starts thinking of a city to point his nukes at ( in order to threaten NATO against liberating them ), he won't be choosing London, Paris or a US one.
[ He has form for this don't...
Good timing, Vladimir Corbyn...
http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/609055/North-Korea-nuclear-strike-direct-Britain-war-Jeremy-Corbyn-Trident-deterrent