Originally Posted by
Phantom Driver
Same reason that drove the West to ramp up defence expenditure during the Cold War only to find they had grossly over estimated the numbers /capability of the opposing forces . Money needs to be spent on defence ,
The problem is, Joe Public want to see fast jets / heavy bombers blasting overhead even though history has shown these assets often do not perform as effectively as advertised .
But they do impress / terrorise the "natives ", even though the cyber hacker can do far more damage . Silently .
Any politician who refuses to sign up to the mantra of we need billions more on Defense spending is called a traitor, as supposedly the enemy has way more than this.
Polaris / Trident debate is a case in point.
Just who wishes to invade the UK ? and for what purpose ?