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Posted by tafkap on August 31st 2005 in Politics, USA
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I have wondered for some time why it is that the Brits are so unwaveringly behind Bush and company. I had never heard about this before, but perhaps this article by Tony Benn sheds some light on the issue. The relevant quote which is in regards to a possible US attack on Iran.

That may be the position now, and I fear that if a US attack does take place, the prime minister will give it his full support. And one of his reasons for doing so will be the same as in Iraq: namely the fear that, if he alienates Bush, Britain’s so-called independent deterrent might be taken away. For, as I also learned when I was energy secretary, Britain is entirely dependent on the US for the supply of our Trident warheads and associated technology. They cannot even be targeted unless the US switches on its global satellite system.

Maybe I’ve been very uninformed up to this point, but I haven’t heard about this in the past. Very surprising that one of the nuclear powers is just a paper tiger.