The it was taken as a Fuck Off Offer at the time - they weren't interested. The assumption was that the French missile industry was worried that there would be UK workshare and hence money/job l… (View Post)

The weapons we build are actually to joint US/UK designs - US version of the weapons integrate the UK features and they were designed by teams with UK members. The French were really upset that we go… (View Post)

Er.. that isn't what he said - he's trying to make a case that Ed Davey has been right on international affairs previously. Which is arguable. Trump is obviously a loose cannon and an unrel… (View Post)

"Dead man" systems are proven stupid - see Herman Kahn, "On Thermonuclear War", 1960 The Russian stories about having one sound exactly like their other bullshitting about weapons. (View Post)

OT It’s perfectly possible to build a two/three stage missile that will take a nuclear warhead to Moscow, or pretty much anywhere. And to do so for reasonable cost. The South Korean Hyunmoo-5, which … (View Post)