Tom Sharpe’s explanation of the importance of SSN type nuclear submarines is also a worthy tribute to a great submariner. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/3…

Any suggested areas to divert from? I would suggest it can only come from giving up a prime defence role to fund doing the others better.

Sean Howard argues that genuine democracy such as citizens’ assemblies is essential to let the people decide on the UK’s future defence posture. Are nuclear weapons realistically the answer. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2024/07/02/def…

In Victoria Prentis constituency we have had numerous Labour party leaflets and a door knock by Sean Woodcock MP their candidate. 1 lame leaflet from Victoria. No wonder Labour is heading for No10.

The concept that an assumed dead PM who no longer knows what situation. prevails can give an order to an SSBN CO who is in no position either to know the prevailing facts to complete world destruction is reductio ad absurdam

George Monbiot suggests now is the time to give up Trident in order to rebuild our inadequate conventional forces. SoS Def should pose the same question to his defence review noting that £31Bn cost of new hulls is only 1/3 of total project cost ⁦ monbiot.com/2024/07/11/ind…

Last Gov avoided drawing public attention to the enormous added cost of new warheads and infrastructure to build them, missile upgrade, add’l infrastructure in Faslane area, reactor R&D and more. At least double hull costs NIS George Monbiot ICAN John Healey

Preparing for this fleetairarmfriends.org.uk/talks/ A talk on Cold War Under the Sea, later this month. Better do a good job! Have assembled some epic slides, now have to match them with words. Promo pic used 👇shows HMS Sceptre & Sea King doing transfer, late 1978. RN pic. #SubSunday

Pleased to be a signatory to ICAN’s letter to NATO summit leaders pointing out that US deploying more nuclear weapons to Europe increases not decreases risk of nuclear war ⁦TPNW⁩ ⁦ICAN⁩ ⁦NoFirstUse Global⁩ icanw.org/true_security_…

and equally good news is that Fiona Hill is part of the review team. She will bring a sensible perspective to the nuclear debate because she is on record saying Putin could well use nuclear weapons -so what price NATO relying on them to deter. Stronger conventional forces needed

An important report by NIS outlines how the nuclear Mutual Defence Agreement (MDA) effectively bypasses the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) both in spirit and fact. ICAN NoFirstUse Global TPNW CND nuclearinfo.org/wp-content/upl…

What comes around goes around. Us oldies have been saying RN should reintroduce diesel boats. Numbers count and 1 or 2 SSNs available at one time is nowhere near enough. ⁦Warships IFR⁩ nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-n…

He makes a good point. UK PM is also sole authoriser not obliged to involve 3rd party. In case of preemptive strike some 3rd party should be involved. thebulletin.org/2024/07/trump-…

A little late home from work, so nice to be greeted by another parcel from Canelo . Looking forward to reading & reviewing Iain Ballantyne books very soon. @HistoryBookChat

Well said Tom Sharpe. Time to stop the ‘Can do’ approach and say openly that the RN -and submarines in particular - cannot meet all tasks until we have a fully functioning navy again. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/3…

If you are wealthy & can afford to pay tax it says a lot about your personality if you leave the country to avoid doing so. How about returning some of your money to say thanks for being able to make it in the first place. telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

Totally agree. To quote the bard “this way madness lies”

Labour has committed itself in perpetuity to being part of the US Nuclear Arsenal instead of adopting a more restrained approach to nuclear warfare. Shame on those ministers who have traded principles for power. ⁦ICAN⁩⁩⁦NIS⁩ declassifieduk.org/starmer-perman…

Ward Wilson uses ironic satire to good effect to debunk the concept that you cannot uninvent nuclear weapons open.substack.com/pub/wardhayesw…

Tributes paid in Scottish Parliament to John Ainslie (d.2016) whose extensive and brilliantly argued writings as to why nuclear weapons should be banned have now been deposited in the National Library of Scotland theyworkforyou.com/sp/?id=2024-09…