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Old 16th Mar 2015, 11:38
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melmothtw
 
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What gets me is Scotland had a resolution on binning Trident as part of the independence debate and it was firmly rejected, why then are these things back on the table..
I'm not sure that anything was firmly rejected in the referendum. I seem to recall it was a pretty close-run thing. Setting that aside though, I think most commentators would suggest that it was independence rather than the Trident issue that was rejected.

Look on the bright side, if it is binned then Cameron (and any other UK leader) will no longer be able to hide behind the 2% for defence figure, unless they are to significantly increase spending on conventional capabilities.
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