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8 Responses to “Tony Blair Celebrates Trident Victory”
Wonder if there will still be two sets of codes and keys? You know, as in the old ‘one set is useless with the other’ system.
Wonder if any launch - if, God forbid, ever required - will still require an attending American military officer to first agree to allowing the (vital) second set in his safekeeping to be used.
Perhaps you don’t go back as far as I do, YBWB, or perhaps my MOD contacts began fibbing to me a long time ago and forgot to stop if and when anything changed - maybe just to rile me, eh?.
I’m an absolute sponge as far as any information on offer (be it old or new) is concerned, and would genuinely welcome any verifiable update that may be contrary to that which I still believe to be the case.
Oh, this is getting exciting! It’s like an international incident, right here on my own blog. I’m waiting to see which one of you launches a pre-emptive attack using low-yield nuclear warheads.
Seriously, Old Brit, though I’ve never heard that story, it wouldn’t surprise me if it were true.
David, can you honestly imagine America not ensuring it’s own finger(s) remained on the button(s)?
Incidentally, if I can claim temporary ‘off-at-a-tangent’ immunity on ageing health grounds;
During the Falklands conflict many people fumed against France for supplying the Argies with Exorcettes to use against us. The fact is that those actually used were already held/bought & paid for. Urgent orders for many more were happily accepted (paid up front), by France. After all, business is business, m’boy.
However, many mysterious ‘technical’ delays began greatly slowing down despatch & delivery. But, in any case, any extra ‘Exies’ for Argentinian comsumption all had several serious - far from accidental - faults bult in.
The Argies did not have the technical capability to install Exocet on its aircraft, a very complex task. Helpfully the Frogs stepped in to do it for them - Vive la France!
March 15th, 2007 at 11:40 am
Well, that’s one thing he’s done right in his 10 lousy years.
March 15th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Wonder if there will still be two sets of codes and keys? You know, as in the old ‘one set is useless with the other’ system.
Wonder if any launch - if, God forbid, ever required - will still require an attending American military officer to first agree to allowing the (vital) second set in his safekeeping to be used.
March 16th, 2007 at 9:26 am
“Will still”, erm, have you gained your insight from watching Harrison Ford play Jack Ryna sir?
March 16th, 2007 at 9:27 am
And I apologise for my easrlier grammatical faux pas, but you see you rather riled me…
March 16th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Perhaps you don’t go back as far as I do, YBWB, or perhaps my MOD contacts began fibbing to me a long time ago and forgot to stop if and when anything changed - maybe just to rile me, eh?.
I’m an absolute sponge as far as any information on offer (be it old or new) is concerned, and would genuinely welcome any verifiable update that may be contrary to that which I still believe to be the case.
March 16th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Oh, this is getting exciting! It’s like an international incident, right here on my own blog. I’m waiting to see which one of you launches a pre-emptive attack using low-yield nuclear warheads.
Seriously, Old Brit, though I’ve never heard that story, it wouldn’t surprise me if it were true.
March 16th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
David, can you honestly imagine America not ensuring it’s own finger(s) remained on the button(s)?
Incidentally, if I can claim temporary ‘off-at-a-tangent’ immunity on ageing health grounds;
During the Falklands conflict many people fumed against France for supplying the Argies with Exorcettes to use against us. The fact is that those actually used were already held/bought & paid for. Urgent orders for many more were happily accepted (paid up front), by France. After all, business is business, m’boy.
However, many mysterious ‘technical’ delays began greatly slowing down despatch & delivery. But, in any case, any extra ‘Exies’ for Argentinian comsumption all had several serious - far from accidental - faults bult in.
Politics? More like puketics.
March 17th, 2007 at 7:39 am
The Argies did not have the technical capability to install Exocet on its aircraft, a very complex task. Helpfully the Frogs stepped in to do it for them - Vive la France!