Nuclear fantasy is really just insanity

The non-proliferation treaty has failed.

Pretending that key nuclear powers will work towards a world without nuclear weapons is just an enormous lie - and everyone knows it ( except for some unfortunate individuals who read the Guardian ).

There is only one way the world could be secure without nuclear weopons and that is an authoritarian single world government that would never tolerate schism, and there are plenty of people who will die in the ditches to stop that ( and some of them will be nuclear armed ).

So lets stop the Obama/Brown dangerous fantasy and start figuring out how will will have a nuclear armed peace.

What will the UKs response to a missile attack be ?

Now that the US is giving up on defending Europe from missile attacks ( and to some degree why should they ), I'm wondering what our governments planned response to an ICBM launch from Tehran towards London or our military bases in Cyprus would be.

Almost certainly it would be a wait and see approach.

Wait for the missile to reach the ground, and
see if they've managed to miniaturise nuclear war heads or not.

And if a mushroom cloud did rise over London ? Then what. With Trident looking like its for the chop would be get really cross at the UN ?

Time to consider the day that we might be left on our own I think.

Update: In some ways I think this is a start of a wider US pull back as the cost of the overseas US military become unsustainable.

Des Browne countering CND on More 4

Just watched some of the Trident debate on More 4#s new program and I have to admit I'm very impressed by Des Browne's ( UK Minister of defence ) performance.

He was clear, logical, and persuasive on the case for renewing Trident.


I wasn't impressed by him when he took over his post- and said so in this blog - but tonight his performance was very impressive, and perhaps I have misjudged him. He dispatched his opponents and, most importantly, communicated and explained his case in terms that people can understand.

I've hinted before that we have a whole younger generation that has grown up relatively carefree - with out the dread of the 3 minute warning. Now that threat may be coming back we may find our younger citizens are a bit shell shocked.

What about global poverty and global warming is their near brain washed response ... .. I'm sorry we kept the real nature of the world away from you for 10-15 years, but there really are terrible things to be faced up to (not just concerts in the park and Al Gore films).

Personally every so often I still have nightmares about nuclear war. I'm not convinced that Trident is the best system, but I am convinced that we need to maintain a credible strategic nuclear deterrent.

PS The Conservative junior shadow minister had far greater trouble making his case - in a way that communicates to the audience. Dr Fox should have been there.