JessTheDog
Quite right at present.
Further to your << All we are doing is subsidising the US Trident system.>> I agree and would add “ sharing the blame “ much like we are required to make up the coalition in the middle east.
I believe that we should have an independent nuclear deterrent but that it should be technically independent (like the French) – otherwise we would be forced to follow further costly (and in future possibly unnecessary) upgrades as we were when the US went on from Polaris leaving us without a supply of the missile – we had to go with Trident or end up with no suitable ballistic missile at all (if my memory serves me correctly).
Political and economic independence/freedom are on a par with a strong military capability in my book – we could do a lot of good in the world (eg Africa) our way if we were not on America’s leash.