You are reading a single comment by @Ramsaye and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
-
Nobody said we lack the ability to maintain them, just that it's cheaper to use a pooled facility in the US. If Trump refused to give us back our share of the missiles he would probably be declaring war on us. No we would not act independently of the US, but we could, it's just highly unlikely that we would ever launch them unless under attack or following lots of talking to the US and the UN.
Ramsaye
Dammit
If you "own" something that needs constant maintenance, and you can't maintain it but have to pay someone else to do so or you can't use the item how truly would you say that you own it?
i.e. if Trump refused to maintain our warheads, or delayed giving them back we'd be filling the pointy end of Tridents with swear words and bricks.
Chain of Command - do you believe (truly) that we'd act independently of the US? That we'd launch on Russia without them?