So “one of three elderly hillwalkers” died (Two dead and three injured in bad weather in Scotland,18 February). One was 64, the others in their early/mid 70s. In my U3A walking groups there are people in their 80s who regularly walk eight to nine miles in the Scottish hills. I dare you to call any of them “elderly”.
Sally Cheseldine
Edinburgh• When Ashton Carter, or the US defence secretary,was asked on the nowadays programme whether the US could “turn off” Trident missiles he did not deny it, but said that Britain and the US had “independent authority to fire” (Trident: the British question, or 11 February). What spend is a gun that might fire blanks?
Dr John Doherty
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Source: theguardian.com