Should the UK have nuclear weapons?

My heart say no - £76 billion to replace something that is only designed to destroy life is something that I find difficult.

My head recognises that we need to have a deterrent against nuclear attacks from foreign countries.

I would have to go with my head - despite it is a sad state of affairs as the money should be spent on health, education, sorting out the mess that the economy is in.

It's never going to be a simple matter of saying yes or no. Nuclear weapons are in this world, and we have to adjust to that, not ignore it. The Cold War, was unfortunately living proof that these weapons do actually act as a deterrent, and as a result keep the peace. Think of the world as being in a Mexican Standoff. Many countries not registered as having a nuclear arsenal have these weapons also, so it would be disasterous to simply get rid of them. Until the entire world trusts each other, we sadly need these weapons regrdless of the financial cost.

Whats the point in Paying 76 Billion to renew a contract that gives us a Phoneline to America where they will give us the Passwords to Launch an Attack

Who to I don't know do you?

Its not cost effective it is a totall waste of Money it gives us a seat on the United Nations till Eternity and in the Recent Attacks of "Terror" would have made no Difference

You can see it now "This is the BBC News Great Britain has launched a Nuclear assault on Jihad" Screen Behind Newscaster Shows Reruns of old Nuclear Footage including the Mushroom effect with the News ticker announcing that Chinese troops Storm into Taiwan Demanding their "Panda" Back

And Continues "We go live now to the Launch station to ask Which Countries have you launched a Nuclear assault against

Uuummm "Tora Bora"

Why not? In 1940, they convinced FDR to assemble a team of Scientific Weapons experts, that included Dr. Vannevar Bush as their leader, to work alongside their British counterparts in the Manhattan Project situated in a dormant volcano crater near Los Alamos, New Mexico: to develop the Atomic Bombs and future Nuclear Weapons.

Does UK expect the USA to continue to budget the costs to defend British interests? We are up to our necks in debts from 20 of the last 28 years of other war mongering Bushes in the US Government as it is.

Tell your Queen to pawn some of her jewels to replace your Tridents. All we have is bailout money over here; and it is the only thing more useless than a Bush I or II in the USA.

Why not? Do you think a country like the UK would be dangerous with them? They're a responsible country.

It's inevitable, people. As long as there is more than one country in the world, there will be an arms race. It's the only thing close to a guarantee of national security.

Great Britan is a key ally for the US and Europe. The UK is already Nuclear, and should remain Nuclear.

Yes, so we dont have to rely on America. UK rules the waves for centuries, we used to be the main super power, at the moment we have one of the best highest intelligence agency and commandos

The UK is already nuclear capable. Whether or not we need them is open to debate -- though I see a lot of opposition to it from 'interest groups'.

YES

If Russia, china, pakistan, india, north korea and potentially Iran has nuclear weapons, then Britain HAS to have nukes too.

What is so hard to understand about that???

They are a deterrant, never intended to be used.

They are designed to stop other countries from nuking us.Thats a good thing in my opinion.

We have Nuclear possibilities already... lol

We shouldn't get rid of it though, especially if that costs so much... (with the economic downturn and such)