Just like to add that Hercs were regularly targetted by small arms fire and worse in 2001. This obviously predated the threat assessment in 2002 which concluded that Hercules was not being exposed to this kind of attack. FF you are spot on. Now everyone knows it, the Defence Ministers have legal notices hanging over them and hey presto they are finally doing something about it. What a way to run a war!!!
I am sure Mr Browne is a busy man just now, but he should be aware that this issue is not going away. At least the previous Tory Govt was prepared to debate the issue of the day. The refusal to put up MoD spokesmen last week, spectacularly backfired. They should have the guts to appear in public and defend the cancellation of essential counter measures on the Hercules fleet.
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