PN - sorry couldn't resist
armed, but barely trained, RAF airmen, no RAF Regt
That's no way to talk about Strike Command!
Toby
Not going to debate endlessly on here. Suffice to say IMO your case does not stand up, either in credibility or cost saving. Endorsements by a self-avowed nuclear disarmament lobbying group or a couple of UK academics do not constitute a valid argument.
As for what to do with a 60000 strong army, I'd suggest much the same as we do with an 82000 strong army. Neither are strong enough to sustain significant scales of ops for any length of time. You may not have noticed, but we're already at 19 DD/FF.