Oh arse.

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by Wicked Uncle Nigel, Jun 16, 2009.

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    Andy Bonwick Guest

    Battlefield nukes aren't a nuclear 'deterrent' and I'm not 100%
    certain but I don't think we have a delivery system for free fall
    nuclear weapons so your arguement fails at the first hurdle.

    Our only viable nuclear deterrent is the Trident based missile system
    and the missiles aren't ours and we can't use them without permission.
     
    Andy Bonwick, Jun 18, 2009
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    Hog Guest

    I'm pretty sure there are Kt class free fall weapons which can be deployed
    from Tornado's BICBW. Wouldn't surprise me to find out we sneakily sold them
    all to Israel.
     
    Hog, Jun 18, 2009
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    Pip Luscher Guest

    Tornados pah. While we have XH558 then we have a delivery system.
     
    Pip Luscher, Jun 18, 2009
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    Tosspot Guest

    Andy Bonwick wrote:

    And that constitutes a viable deterrent!

    "S'cuse me Sir, we want to nuke the ragheads!, No? Ok, then. 'As you
    were chaps!'".
     
    Tosspot, Jun 18, 2009
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    ogden Guest

    If Port Stanley is anything to go by, you'd need something with the
    blast radius of a large hydrogen bomb to ensure that a Vulcan would hit
    its target.
     
    ogden, Jun 18, 2009
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    Pip Luscher Guest

    Details, details...
     
    Pip Luscher, Jun 18, 2009
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    ogden Guest

    If only they hadn't cancelled the TSR2.
     
    ogden, Jun 18, 2009
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    prawn Guest

    On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:03:20 +0100, ogden wrote:

    This has nothing to do with Terminate and Stay Resident, right?
     
    prawn, Jun 18, 2009
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    Pip Luscher Guest

    Nah. That's what lonely old people do.
     
    Pip Luscher, Jun 18, 2009
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    Catman Guest

    Christ, that's a phrase I've not heard for a loooooong time.

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    Catman, Jun 18, 2009
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    Jérémy Guest

    <shift-shift>

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    Jérémy, Jun 19, 2009
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  12. We don't need it, though.
     
    vulgarandmischevious, Jun 19, 2009
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  13. Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique,
    More importantly, we can't afford it.

    --
    Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

    I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
    change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
    go and talk to the Catholics.
     
    Wicked Uncle Nigel, Jun 19, 2009
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    ogden Guest

    Having it is detrimental - how can we demand that the rest of the world
    plays ball with nuclear non-proliferation without looking like complete
    hypocrites when we sign up to buy ourselves a new set?
     
    ogden, Jun 19, 2009
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    boots Guest

    Since we can't/won't ever use it there's sod all point in having it
    and paying bunches of matelots to wonder around in circles for 3
    months at a time.
     
    boots, Jun 19, 2009
    #35
  16. You too huh?

    It's a sign you are getting old. Daddyo.

    Phil
     
    Phil Launchbury, Jun 19, 2009
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    ginge Guest

    Too right. Plus some of the money would be better directed to stuff
    we can use to kick ass in the next 12 months. Helicopter gunships and
    armoured personel carriers to blow up Afghans with, for example.

    Plus we could clean a **** load of moats.
     
    ginge, Jun 19, 2009
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    ogden Guest

    http://speechification.com/2009/01/08/the-human-button/

    Well worth a listen, if you haven't heard it already.
     
    ogden, Jun 19, 2009
    #38
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    Andy Bonwick Guest

    I need to be able to buy new motorbikes whenever I want to so the
    country needs new submarines.
     
    Andy Bonwick, Jun 19, 2009
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    davethedave Guest

    6 months. You must remember that they will be drinking Portsmouth into
    oblivion and going in confused circles around town whilst ratarsed.
     
    davethedave, Jun 19, 2009
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