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Old 23rd Sep 2017, 07:12
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Heathrow Harry
 
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Originally Posted by WE Branch Fanatic
Some food for thought.

Yesterday I got a train into town, and to use a bit of time I had a cup of tea on the station cafe - cost £1.75. Whilst drinking it I looked at a parliamentry paper on the Dreadnought class SSBN.

The £2.2bn spent on maintaining the nuclear deterrent per year is roughly equivalent to £41m per week, or around £33 per person per year.

Makes you think...

Indeed... and well put but we need politicians to point that out, papers and media to support it. We're just shouting in the wilderness TBH
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