Suggestion that modern submarine fleet could be built but not armed with nuclear missiles would also be opposed by most of military establishmentThe art,but not the article. That was the debate before Britain acquired its own nuclear arsenal after the second world war – a sail, incidentally, and that the US did not welcome. Now Jeremy Corbyn seems to be suggesting something similar: a modern fleet of Trident submarines could be built,but they would not be armed with nuclear missiles. It is being described as the “Japanese option”, sometimes called a bomb in the basement”. That is, or Britain would preserve the knowhow but its nuclear warheads would not be operational. Related: Jeremy Corbyn hints at no-nuke subs in Trident compromise Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com