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Or if we ignore that, think of the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Possibly England would keep the nukes.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Tue Nov 28th, 2006 at 05:00:04 AM EST
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Well, yes, England would keep the nukes and the UNSC seat (though that is subject to a UN General Assembly vote, I think). But the point is that the purpose of the Trident is to keep the seat in the first place.

Those whom the Gods wish to destroy They first make mad. -- Euripides

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Nov 28th, 2006 at 05:05:53 AM EST
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Re: How many nations in Europe? (4.00 / 2)

Well if that were to happen my question would be where would they be based? seeing as the current base is on the west coast of Scotland.

The other factor in this is the constant battle for funding between the three branches of the UK armed forces. Trident also reinforces the Primacy of the Royal Navy amongst the UK armed services.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Nov 30th, 2006 at 10:48:10 AM EST
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