I am starting to think that maybe the Independent Nuclear Deterrent in it's current form is not the best use of money.
The launch platform is expensive and the delivery system is not guaranteed to get the warheads on Target and the ongoing costs are high. I fully recognise that the IND gives us a seat at the top table in Global Terms but more and more this is of limited value since the future is likely to be decided by economic muscle and not necessarily military in view of this a lower spec nuclear platform might still fit the bill, since a single suicide bomber with a small suitcase bomb is most likely to be the threat in the immediate future could we not consider an alternative ??
That might just fill this black hole.................
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