Why Have We Only Got 1 Sub On Duty At A Time?

[ToraToraTora]

http://news.sky.com/story/may-to-be-handed-keys-to-nuclear-red-button-10499943
Surely it's a gross dereliction of duty? we should have at least 12 at sea at any one time, a total of 24 to allow for rotation. Frankly Tezza I'm disturbed by this knowledge.

[Zacs-Master]

Another direct consequence of Brexit I'm afraid.

[ToraToraTora]

well even I didn't think that our nuke sub situation changed in 3 weeks.

[Zacs-Master]

Oh...your OP suggested you did.

[retrocop]

How many nuclear warheads do we need to zap the world?

[Bazile]

sorry TTT for grafting on this question on to your post
From the link

She must decide how she wants the military to react in the event of nuclear war.

Her instructions will only be acted out if she, and her entire Cabinet, has been wiped out.

Mrs May will be given four options:

1. To retaliate.

2. To do nothing.

3. To place the submarine under the control of an ally - specifically the United States Navy or Royal Australian Navy.

4. To act according to how the Captain deems best.

She will be left alone to consider her options. It won't be easy.

What would you do ?

[SlackAlice]

Not sure where you got 12 from, we've only got 4?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy_Submarine_Service

[albaqwerty]

only one is enough to blow up the world

[ToraToraTora]

zacs, I was referring to this statememt in the article: "Specifically, she will be told the whereabouts of the Royal Navy's on-duty nuclear submarine." - any idea how sad that's sounds, "the sub" !

alice: I'm saying we should have 24, 12 on duty at all times we have.

"only one is enough to blow up the world " - nope, you need enough so you don't need them at all.

[Zacs-Master]

A bit unfair to aim accusations of military inadequacies at Tezza after less than 24 hrs in the job ain't it?

[retrocop]

Apparently we lost R/T contact with one Hunter/Killer some years back.Believed in the South Atlantic still looking for Veinticinco de Mayo to send to the bottom.

[ToraToraTora]

I'm not zacs, as you well know, I am saying that generations of prannies from all sides have reduced our forces to an embarrassment. i am merely suggesting we need to address that situation. We spend 4 times the defence budget on WSS F\F\S, just one example.

[Zacs-Master]

Is she Simon's sister then?

[Zacs-Master]

I'm sure she'll take your suggestions on board (pun intended) as soon as she reads your missive.

[retrocop]

One has always been in dock for refit, reactor safety checks, crew R and R. They do long tours at sea.
Russia have hundreds of nuke subs and they are all rusting on the beach in some black sea port leaking radiation!!!

[Zacs-Master]

Do you have a google earth close-up of said beach retro?

[ToraToraTora]

looking for a holiday destination zacs?

[Zacs-Master]

Nope, just a grain of truth.

[Bazile]

http://news.sky.com/story/may-to-be-handed-keys-to-nuclear-red-button-10499943

I wonder what Mrs Mays decision was

//The new Prime Minister will then be asked to make probably the gravest decision of her premiership.

A decision that she will never live to witness.

She must decide how she wants the military to react in the event of nuclear war.

Her instructions will only be acted out if she, and her entire Cabinet, has been wiped out.

Mrs May will be given four options:

1. To retaliate.

2. To do nothing.

3. To place the submarine under the control of an ally - specifically the United States Navy or Royal Australian Navy.

4. To act according to how the Captain deems best.

She will be left alone to consider her options. It won't be easy.

Theresa May //

[Bazile]

wrong thread

[dannyk13]

///Another direct consequence of Brexit I'm afraid.///
And what brings you to this conclusion?