Originally posted by centurian
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“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain” -
Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostBut the subs need to be undetectable or else they could fairly easily be neutralized. That being the case, who amongst our enemies could really be sure they were not still out there?Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostSubs do come back to their pens from time to time,
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there are often pretty regular communications.
The whole charade seems perfectly achievable.“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostYes, but the communications would be safely encrypted and comms from any standard submarine would be indistinguishable from that of a nuclear sub. The whole charade seems perfectly achievable.Comment
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostWhy not just pretend we are renewing Trident but in reality spend the money on housing and infrastructure projects? None of our enemies would ever be completely sure we didn't have them, so we would get the benefit of a deterrent for free.
Do you feel lucky, punk?
It might even hit SwindonUnless you're the lead dog, the scenery never changes.
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Originally posted by NibblyPig View PostWhy not just scrap it all except for one, single nuclear missile, which is preprogrammed to hit somewhere at random?Comment
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It's absurd. Why would anyone other than some nutty terrorist types (who can't be targeted for retaliation) want to nuke us? It was a big enough deal when the Russians stopped buying EU fruit. There is no motive for any nation to nuke another.Comment
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostNot that often. I am sure some plausible subterfuge could be arranged.
Yes, but the communications would be safely encrypted and comms from any standard submarine would be indistinguishable from that of a nuclear sub.
The whole charade seems perfectly achievable.
You are right - in that no-one actually knows whether the Vanguard fleet are actively armed - maybe on some occasions they were dispatched without active warheads or launch capability, due to some issue. But their mere presence in the ocean acted as a deterrent.
But the boats do need to go out to sea - and that's what costs the dosh.Comment
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Originally posted by centurian View PostBut the boats do need to go out to sea - and that's what costs the dosh.Comment
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