DK Brown argued that secondary armament on battleships and carriers was always a waste of topweight and space for that reason. He presented trade studies that showed that it was cheaper and took less… (View Post)

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If you want afternoon tea at Fortnums, they have a resteraunt at The Royal Exchange, by Bank. Because it is a quadrangle, with a glass roof, the resteraunt is in a large space - something like dining… (View Post)

In addition, the *local* opposition to change is often massive. I’ve previously mentioned the reception someone got, trying to setup a factory in an ex-industrial area. In the end, they went to Malay… (View Post)

The other day, I asked an ex-Cabinet Office chap I know about the U.K. partnering up with South Korea to buy into their successful and cheap ICBM program - with a view to developing our own SLBM. He … (View Post)