Originally Posted by
Captain Widebody
Only Labour or Conservative leaders would actually know that binning Trident wouldn’t save the defense budget a bean. We just don’t have it to bin. It’s as simple as that.
It crossed my mind 40 years ago that we were carrying a load of scrap iron. Unfortunately to maintain the bluff costs money. Everyone, except the very few in the know, have to believe that it is real.
The 'few' in the know are, by now, several thousands as many of the early ones will have retired.
It may still be a bluff but an expensive one as every single nut and bolt has to be real.