The re-furbished Tridents on Diego Garcia idea bears some thought too
Blimey, that's a bit left-field isn't it? Uncle Sam would never allow it, let alone Greepeace et al
This week the British government, backed by nine of the world's largest environment and science bodies, including the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, the Royal Society, the RSPB and Greenpeace, is expected to signal that the 210,000 sq km area around the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean will become the
world's largest marine reserve.
Lets be realistic about the Iranian and North Korean threats. Israel would never stand by and let the former become a nuclear power, and I doubt we're very high on the North Korean's target list (I know some in government would have us believe otherwise). The only realistic threat is a rogue launch from the likes of Russia or a terrorist attack, neither of which would be deterred by Trident (or any of the other systems people have proposed, for that matter). The entire concept of deterrence is deeply flawed and a throwback to a bygone era.