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Shadow cabinet backs me on nuclear weapons, says Starmer
shropshire star ^ | 6/3/2024 | Staff

Posted on 06/03/2024 5:59:18 AM PDT by mac_truck

Sir Keir Starmer said he had the whole shadow cabinet behind him as he set out his commitment to Britain’s nuclear deterrent.

Kicking off the second full week of General Election campaigning with a focus on defence, the Labour leader said the deterrent was “the foundation of any plan to keep Britain safe”.

Sir Keir went on to announce a “triple lock” for the nuclear deterrent, including a commitment to delivering four new ballistic submarines, maintaining the continuous-at-sea deterrent and providing all the necessary upgrades for the boats to continue their patrols.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: labour; starmer; sunak; uk
UK Labour is trying to outflank the Tories on national security. 🧐
1 posted on 06/03/2024 5:59:18 AM PDT by mac_truck
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To: mac_truck

Everybody seems to be itching for WWIII.


2 posted on 06/03/2024 6:03:24 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (It's not "Quiet Quitting" -- it's "Going Galt".)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I feel very let down by the Union of Concerned Scientists. After all their gaslighting and grifting, it is obvious that they are not concerned at all about nukes.


3 posted on 06/03/2024 6:18:01 AM PDT by armourenthusiast (I capitalize everything related to South)
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To: armourenthusiast

Wonder if they ever stopped protesting the nuclear subs north of Glasgow.


4 posted on 06/03/2024 6:33:26 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: ClearCase_guy
Everybody seems to be itching for WWIII.

As long as DC, while in session, is first to get hit, them 'em fly! It is going to take a collapse of the country to change the current direction. The hero DNA no longer exists in nearly every American.

5 posted on 06/03/2024 8:48:52 AM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: mac_truck

Another islamic nation with nukes...
What could possibly go wrong?


6 posted on 06/03/2024 10:55:08 AM PDT by SuperLuminal ( Where is Samuel Adams when we so desperately need him)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Nuclear weapons are the only reason why WWIII has never happened, and they are an essential component of Britain’s national security because a lot of the comments here suggest Europeans cannot fully trust The US to defend Europe with their nuclear deterrent if Russia decides invade NATO countries.


7 posted on 06/05/2024 2:54:05 AM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
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