US presses UK on renewing its Trident nuclear submarine fleet

MGR1 · 02-16-16, 10:35 AM

Another issue is an increasingly incessent, nasily, "We're no wantin' it here, pal!" emanating from quite a few areas of the Clyde Valley. Every single Scottish Labour branch office in the Clyde area voted in favour of scrapping the UK deterrent at their party conference last year. The major issue isn't the Faslane base itself, it's the nuclear weapon storage facility at Coulport.

Glasgow (and the 41 per cent of Scotland's population who live in the area) doesn't do being considered expendable, apparently.

Personally, the UK should keep them, but I'm all in favour of the base being shifted elsewhere. Glasgow's whinging get's a little grating after a while....

Mike.

02-16-16, 10:35 AM	#7
MGR1 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom Posts: 980 Downloads: 252 Uploads: 0	Another issue is an increasingly incessent, nasily, "We're no wantin' it here, pal!" emanating from quite a few areas of the Clyde Valley. Every single Scottish Labour branch office in the Clyde area voted in favour of scrapping the UK deterrent at their party conference last year. The major issue isn't the Faslane base itself, it's the nuclear weapon storage facility at Coulport. Glasgow (and the 41 per cent of Scotland's population who live in the area) doesn't do being considered expendable, apparently. Personally, the UK should keep them, but I'm all in favour of the base being shifted elsewhere. Glasgow's whinging get's a little grating after a while.... Mike. __________________ "I am the battleship Jean Bart. This name originates from a certain 'respected' privateer... Yes? You want to know what privateers are? Hmph, they are pirates that rob openly under the banner of their country." Jean Bart from the mobile game Azur Lane. Last edited by MGR1; 02-16-16 at 10:43 AM.