Yeah rock on... I bet your protest showed them who's boss?

So if we abolish our nuclear deterrent one presumes you'll volunteer to join the army? Without a sure fire deterrent, this country has little in the way of protection.

People's minds are short and their vision clouded, the world has only been at relative peace for a few short years. History tells us that humans are rife with warfare, and that it will happen in the future at some point. Better to be prepared than unprepared, don't want to get caught with your pants down.

Did the 'nuclear deterrent' stop 7/7, or the twin towers, or the IRA, or Glasgow airport etc etc.
The argumant that nuclear weapons keep the peace, if followed to its natural conclusion, means that every country in the world should have them for 'protection', a fatuous argument.

Would you also argue that everybody should carry a knife 'for protection' as many young people do?. If so you should go and argue the point with your local constabulary who will tell you what a dangerous mind-set you have.

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Shame... I'd have thought that you could at least apply rational logic.

Nukes aren't designed as deterrants against terrorists that is not their intention. Terrorists hide amongst the civillian population, thus one is forced to use smaller arms and tactics to root them out. Why blather on about terrorism, the vast majority of conflicts have nothing to do with terrorism they are wars between states. You seem to think that peace in Europe will hold and that all countries are now best buddies?

Nukes are what kept the Russians out of West Germany, Nukes are what keeps North Korea out of the South, Nukes are what stop all out war between Pakistan and India, Nukes are what stops surrounding Islamic nations from invading Israel.

A state will be reluctant to send it's troops against a country that is armed with nuclear weapons. If you were incharge of a country would you risk losing 6 million workers in the blink of an eye? Of course not.

Thankfully the vast majority of people in this country are sane and support having a nuclear deterrant.

How many deterrants do you need to make you feel safe?

There is enough deterrents to destroy this planet few hundred times over and yet you are still asking for more!

But just think about it all of you 'SANE' people.

After you 'release' first maybe 20 (max), is there going to be anything left to 'destroy'???

Just asking.