British fighter jets to carry nuclear bombs

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/article/review-fighter-jets-nuclear-weapons-x9vldt0sv

by Dependent-Loss-4080

12 comments

  2. We want to diversify our nuclear deterrent, but *still* be reliant on the Americans? Do they watch the news?

  3. Insane we’d buy American products when they are acting like they are. We might be using them on them.

  4. Excellent. Nothing quite like breaching the terms of NNPT to demonstrate your resolve to strive for peace. 

    There are NO circumstances under which nuclear weapons can be used which complies with IHL/LOAC.

    Why would any nation that is peaceable decide to increase its capacity to launch unlawful WMD?

    If true, this government is as morally bankrupt as the last. 

  5. I’m glad we’re returning to a two-pronged deterrent as we used to have before the WE.177s were retired in the 90s, but the thought of buying _American_ in the current circumstances is absurd! 😳

  6. I hope we get enough As to make the Bs navy-only, it’s pretty embarrassing to have to share them.

  7. The thing that always sticks in my mind is….

    Do we not think the RAF can already deliver nuclear strikes?

    The official secrets act is there for a reason. Who really knows what power we have.

    There’s a reason a small island off the coast of Europe isn’t a colony of somewhere.

  8. Nice, only the third leg of the triad will be missing then

  9. Get rid of the lot, it’s a stupid game with no winner. There’s better places to spend our money

  10. “capable of carrying” is not the same as “to carry”. The Times is shit as usual.

  11. So we’re going back to the 60’s/70’s then? When we had Vulcans, Victors, & Buccaneers.

  12. This is genuinely good stuff. I’d prefer we developed our own air dropped nuclear capability, but that would probably require us to overhaul typhoon or similar.

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