It is often asserted that the UK is dependent on the United States for its nuclear capabilities. This is inaccurate. The phrase is interdependence. The UK and the US cooperate closely in nuclear matters, and the UK maintains a sovereign nuclear deterrent, which is deployed 24/7. It is crewed by British personnel and is based entirely in …
It is often asserted that the UK is dependent on the United States for its nuclear capabilities. This is inaccurate. The phrase is interdependence. The UK and the US cooperate closely in nuclear matters, and the UK maintains a sovereign nuclear deterrent, which is deployed 24/7. It is crewed by British personnel and is based entirely in the UK.
And on divestment of nuclear weapons, one can refer to the fate of Ukraine to answer, once and for all, what happens to a national community that carries out unilateral nuclear disarmament in the proximity of an aggressor like Russia.
What you say is correct, however the decision to use or not falls elsewhere than the UK. As a nuclear weapon advocate I can understand why myths of their supposed effectiveness are attractive. As to why Ukraine renounced nuclear weapons and the effect you may find the following article of interest.
It is often asserted that the UK is dependent on the United States for its nuclear capabilities. This is inaccurate. The phrase is interdependence. The UK and the US cooperate closely in nuclear matters, and the UK maintains a sovereign nuclear deterrent, which is deployed 24/7. It is crewed by British personnel and is based entirely in the UK.
And on divestment of nuclear weapons, one can refer to the fate of Ukraine to answer, once and for all, what happens to a national community that carries out unilateral nuclear disarmament in the proximity of an aggressor like Russia.
What you say is correct, however the decision to use or not falls elsewhere than the UK. As a nuclear weapon advocate I can understand why myths of their supposed effectiveness are attractive. As to why Ukraine renounced nuclear weapons and the effect you may find the following article of interest.
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/21/1082124528/ukraine-russia-putin-invasion