CAN anyone tell me what useful purpose this submarine ‘HMS Fallacious’ (HMS Audacious) will serve in the modern world?
Can it be used against terrorists, cyber criminals or transnational viruses?
Whilst the government spent £1.4 billion on this ridiculous vanity project for armchair admirals, they cut £325 million from the stockpile of NHS protective equipment between 2013 and 2019.
As a country we have gone seriously astray and need a root and branch reassessment of our national priorities.
Assuming Russia are the enemy, how many submarines do Finland have who share a border with Russia? Zero.
How many do Canada have? Four 1970s designed submarines decommissioned by the Royal Navy in 1998.
Canada shares the North Pacific with 75 nuclear and non nuclear submarines of the Russian Pacific Fleet.
If Finland and Canada don’t see spending many billions on submarine defence as a priority, then why do we?
Government knew the pandemic was coming but neglected to defend us from it.
Too busy Brexiting and building ‘castles under the sea?’
Alan Marsden
The Mains
Beetham
Milnthorpe
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