Sentences with phrase «nuclear deterrent does»

The Liberal Democrat - initiated review into renewing Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent does not reach any conclusions, Danny Alexander has admitted.

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This questions the legitimacy given to nuclear weapons by military leaders as important «deterrents» and counters the widespread belief that, as Richard Price states, «nuclear weapons don't kill, rogues do».

I personally believe that it is very important that we do reach an agreement, as long as it is enforceable and it can be properly verify and as long that there still be an option to impose deterrents, sanction-wise or otherwise by military means, if Iran chooses to break the agreement and pursuit nuclear weaponization.

«I find internationally a real sense of shock and dismay amongst our friends around the world who don't understand why one of the two principle political parties in Britain is suddenly starting to turn its back on the nuclear deterrent and turn its back on membership of Nato...

Voters in Barrow - in - Furness don't bite their fingernails worrying about the ethics of Britain's nuclear deterrent.

He pledged the Tory government would never abandon Britain's nuclear deterrent, saying doing so would be «indefensible» in a world of rogue states developing nuclear weapons.

Dr Julian Lewis: What sort of signal does it send to Iran and other hostile would - be proliferators that our nuclear deterrent could be put at ransom in the event of another hung Parliament, as a result of our not having signed the key contracts and the hostility towards the replacement of Trident evinced by the Liberal Democrats?

A former Royal Navy commander tells Channel 4 News that Britain does not need its Trident nuclear deterrent.

«That the Parliament looks critically at the results of a new poll on support for nuclear weapons in Scotland commissioned by Lord Ashcroft; believes that the result stating that 51 % of Scots want the Trident nuclear deterrent to be replaced is misguidedly being used to suggest that a majority of Scots support keeping nuclear weapons in Scotland; understands that the results of this poll were intended to challenge the findings of a recent poll commissioned by the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament that showed a decisive 75 % majority of the Scottish public is against both the cost and the reasoning behind the UK Government's intention to keep all of its nuclear weapons stationed in Scotland; understands that, while Lord Ashcroft conducted the poll to supposedly show that «more than half of Scots are in favour of nuclear weapons», the poll showed that only 37 % of Scots believe so in principle, compared with 48 % who do not; questions the integrity of a poll that, it understands, was privately paid for by a wealthy Tory backer; 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«Either we continue with a nuclear deterrent - in which case we should «do it properly» - or give it up entirely,» the UK National Defence Association's Commander John Muxworthy said.

Ms Eagle told the BBC that Labour's current policy is in favour of retaining a nuclear deterrent, adding: «I don't think that a potential prime minister answering a question like that, in the way in which he did, is helpful.»

There has always been a reluctance by this Labour government to be open and frank about issues to do with the nuclear deterrent.

The government denies plans to delay a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent - as a Channel 4 News FactCheck analysis finds there would be extra costs involved if it were to do so.

«I have been clear and consistent that I believe it is the right policy for the country to maintain a minimum credible nuclear deterrent, while working to advance global nuclear disarmament I am determined to continue making the case for Labour to have strong, credible Defence and security policies, and I feel that the most effective way for me to continue to do this is from the backbenches.

The Prime Minister replied: «I do think it is instructive that we have lost a Shadow secretary of State for Defence who believed in our nuclear deterrent and instead we've got someone apparently who takes funds from Leigh Day.

Unlike Maria Eagle, Ms Thornberry backs her leader's opposition to the deterrent, telling the BBC in September: «I don't think being against nuclear weapons is that zany.»

I don't think there's going to be doubts about the policy of nuclear deterrents, which in my opinion saved my generation from nuclear war.»

Populus found a small majority (52 %) in favour of replacing Trident, with 20 % saying they supported Trident in the past but don't think it should be replaced now and 23 % saying they have never supported Britain having a nuclear deterrent.

When asked why this project is so important to him, he voiced the dominant perspective among weapon scientists at LLNL: He doesn't want nuclear weapons to be used and passionately believes the key to ensuring they aren't is to making sure the U.S. stockpile continues to be an effective deterrent.

Mao felt that the world's superpowers didn't respect him, and he was convinced that only a nuclear deterrent would guarantee the security of the new People's Republic of China.