Should Trident Be Scrapped

emmie | 14:13 Sun 24th Nov 2019 | News

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as proposed by the SNP.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50536460

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maggiebee. \\Definitely YES. Very expensive and Scotland is fed up of being the dumping ground of the UK.// I take it you want job loses and a loss to the local economy the. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/union-warn-of-job-losses-if-trident-and-submarines-moved-from-scotland/ \\However, GMB union warned that removing nuclear weapons and...

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dannyk13

No, it is a deterrent and should be retained.

emmie

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Labour would have to commit to scrap Trident to gain the SNP's support in the event of a Labour minority government, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

emmie

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but it's cost is enormous, wouldn't you agree.

Zacs-Master

The SNP’s leader should be scrapped.

maggiebee

Definitely YES. Very expensive and Scotland is fed up of being the dumping ground of the UK.

JimF

Yes. Trident exists as a so-called deterrent to other nuclear powers attacking through "Mutually Assured Destruction", or MAD - the acronym is apposite. It is ridiculously expensive, and the idea that the Russians (or whoever) would nuke Scotland / rUK if Trident were abandoned is about as loony as it gets.

naomi24

I agree with danny - and Zacs.

JimF

Just couldn't resist, could you Zacs!

naomi24

//Scotland is fed up of being the dumping ground of the UK. //

Pity the rest of the UK doesn't stop dumping a significant amount of money in Scotland then.

maggiebee

Same old, same old Naomi, you really need to look at the figures.

Zacs-Master

What jim, speaking the truth. Yeah, it’s a big fault of mine.

naomi24

I've looked.

emmie

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its certainly a lot of dosh.

https://fullfact.org/economy/trident-nuclear-cost/

naomi24

^That to maggiebee.

emmie

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i agree that its a lot money, couldn't they upgrade the ones we have now, a lot less money, and the surplus could go to worthier causes.....

dannyk13

emmie//but it's cost is enormous.//
The cost of keeping the peace.

NellieMay

No. The cost is enormous, but it's essential to maintain our deterrent. There are some dangerous countries in this world who wouldn't hesitate to use nuclear weapons if we didn't have the means to hit back. Really sad though.

ToraToraTora

anyway, it's cheap, compared to Jezza's plans it's a drop in the ocean.

emmie

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i can see why we have them. A deterrent yes..

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