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by **Mackrick** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:31 am

More rumours ahead of Strategic Defence and Security Review...

http://www.janes.com/news/defence/jdw/jdw100716_1_n.shtml

by **Fifties Fanatic** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:46 am

And no doubt many to come in the lead up to the Review.........

by **Mayfly** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:52 am

I think this sums it up

The Nimrod cut would not save significant amounts of money from the GBP3.65 billion procurement costs of the aircraft because almost all of this amount has been spent, except for around GBP200 million to cover the final delivery of the nine aircraft during the next two years.

And what else do we have to do the job?

by **Xplumberlives** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:47 pm

Wish the TRIDENT replacement would be cancelled!

by **Aceyone** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:53 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:Wish the TRIDENT replacement would be cancelled!

Well said,that man :ymapplause:

by **Fifties Fanatic** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:38 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:Wish the TRIDENT replacement would be cancelled!

And your reasoning is....?

by **Cluny** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:20 pm

Fifties Fanatic wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:Wish the TRIDENT replacement would be cancelled!

And your reasoning is....?

It would be far cheaper to develope a nuke warhead for the Navys Tomahawk cruise missiles than a whole new delivery system and still do the same job .

by **Mayfly** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:40 am

It's the procurement team that needs a kick........ what planet they live on is anyones guess!!!

by **Xplumberlives** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:21 am

Fifties Fanatic wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:Wish the TRIDENT replacement would be cancelled!

And your reasoning is....?

We (as a COUNTRY) need to accept that we are NO LONGER a MAJOR WORLD POWER! We have no need for a Nuclear deterrent that we could not possibly use!

by **Fifties Fanatic** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:21 am

As one of the original and permanent members of the Security Council that is not the case. The ultimate protection of the UK and its citizens is greatly strengthened by the ultimate deterrent, in my opinion. I am not one of those who seek to diminish the UK or its position, although there is a large minority who seem to relish it.

by **Xplumberlives** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:33 am

Fifties Fanatic wrote:As one of the original and permanent members of the Security Council that is not the case. The ultimate protection of the UK and its citizens is greatly strengthened by the ultimate deterrent, in my opinion. I am not one of those who seek to diminish the UK or its position, although there is a large minority who seem to relish it.

You are quoting from the last century, things have changed greatly!

by **Fifties Fanatic** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 11:25 am

Matter of opinion, XPL.

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