Originally posted by Haydn_17
What the hell!? Why get rid of them?
We need those subs for our own protection, i say we need more, especially with WW3 on our doorstep.

Spoken like a true hero!!! We not only need more but if possible better than our enemies. Perhaps we could strive to develope a weapon which is so powerfull it could wipe out an entire country with one blow....or an entire continent. Main thing is that we get more bigger better bombs than our enemies...........

/sarcasm

In other words, you need more fearful weapons to take away your own fear......sounds logical!?!

Peace

Browns pledge is just money saving ,dressed up as a symbolic gesture on Nuclear proliferation.

we need to scrap the replacement of trident.

If our government is to keep sending our forces into danger,making sure that our troops are kitted out with the best gear and support should be our priority.

How the hell are a few subs, with a couple of nukes going to save us against anything? If WW3 kicks off and its nuclear, we'll all be dead.

[edit on 23-9-2009 by woodwardjnr]

Right so when the SHTF everyone else has got thousands of nukes and we sitting here with mumbling brown " Oh we got rid ouf ours mumble mumble"

A country with no defense makes for an easy target.

I just don't get the governments sometimes, why announce that he’s going to get rid of one of the submarines that protect our country ... yes enemies we are slightly weaker now, come take advantage ... if anything they should say there getting more not less

Originally posted by Black Mambo
I just don't get the governments sometimes, why announce that he’s going to get rid of one of the submarines that protect our country ... yes enemies we are slightly weaker now, come take advantage ... if anything they should say there getting more not less

Name me one country that would plan to attack the UK that any sub will protect us from. considering we have a lot of US Nukes in this country our closest ally, surely thats all the protection we need. we are also in NATO, an attack on a NATO country is an attack on all. These nukes are just for people like you to make them feel the government are keeping them safe.

If a nuclear war kicks off, we all die................

Nuclear subs play an integral role in patrolling our territorial waters and our interests elsewhere, like The Falklands and Antartica etc.

This is just another step in the running down of our Armed Forces that has been ongoing under every Government and administration since, and including, Thatcher.

This once great nation is now incapable of defending itself, a disgraceful state of affairs and we are now reliant on our NATO and EU 'allies'....people who history teaches us not to trust.