The British Nuclear Deterrent
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Hello! Its got to be ballistic missile boats, but do we have 3 or 4? 4 keeps it on the basis we have always operated on, whereas it seems the idea of 3 is that they sit in port until we need to up the anti?
How do you train on that basis?
Are there not costs to be saved by running less missiles on each boat (even if you aren't clear on what is deployed at any one time)?
How do you train on that basis?
Are there not costs to be saved by running less missiles on each boat (even if you aren't clear on what is deployed at any one time)?
Ultimately it's going to be a question of how many missiles on each boat rather than how many boats (but for the British electorate, it's all a bit too technical).
With a recent pole suggesting 56% of the population think the deterrent should be CASD it looks like the debate over hospitals/schools versus deterrence is a hollow one.
With a recent pole suggesting 56% of the population think the deterrent should be CASD it looks like the debate over hospitals/schools versus deterrence is a hollow one.
I had to look up CASD-- "Continuous at Sea Deterrence".
Sorry guys, it was my first post and sometimes you don't know how to pitch the initial contact. I suppose the CASD is a British issue which might not translate that well beyond the UK (although the French might have a similar acronym?)
