Do We Really Need Nuclear Weapons

[Bazile]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36820416

1. Why do we have them ?

2. Under what circumstances would we use them ?

[Baldric]

AH, what I mean is I think he is correct, which is what I said and doesn't need embellishing with the tripe you come out with just to make a point. You seem to exist in a very sanitised world, lucky you, I hope no one ever disillusions you, I really do, but don't count on it.

[andy-hughes]

Baldric - //AH, what I mean is I think he is correct, which is what I said ...//

Actually, it's not what you said.

What you said was - quote - "You are of course correct ... " which infers a statement of fact, there was no mention of the words 'I think ...' which adds that, in your opinion the statement is correct.

// ... and doesn't need embellishing with the tripe you come out with just to make a point. //

It doesn't need embellishing - it just needs to be correct, which it wasn't.

// You seem to exist in a very sanitised world ... //

Once again your opinion, and of course opinions are not facts, they can be wrong - as yours is.

[retrocop]

Eddie
How on earth do you get aconventional armed QRF pounce on a Russian Hunter/Killer lurking in the depths of any one of several oceans. They couldn't track one surveying the Swedish coastline a few months ago.
"Come out,Come out where ever you are" is best played in your parlour :-)

[Baldric]

How pedantic can you get? It's the AH I have to win at all cost approach, I'm losing the will to live atm.

[EDDIE51]

Russian subs are the last of our worries in the current political climate.
A terrorist threat is a very real possibility though and conventional Hi tech forces can counter that, as long as we have the means to get there.

[vulcan42]

An aircraft carrier is not invincible, even though ironically one carried that name. A couple of Exocet missiles could leave it literally dead in the water, useless, along with all the massive firepower of the aircraft on board. There isn't a lot of threat with a disabled carrier, but there is a hell of a deterrent with a submarine somewhere in the ocean with multi head nuclear missiles.

[andy-hughes]

Baldric - //How pedantic can you get? It's the AH I have to win at all cost approach, I'm losing the will to live atm. //

I would disagree that I am being pedantic - merely clarifying posts which are inaccurate - if that upsets you, and leaves you 'losing the will to live' - then you appear to lack the tenacity required for rigorous debate.

As for me 'winning at all costs' - winning what pray?

It's an exchange of views, not a battle, or a war, or even a fight, just an exchange of views.

Feel free to dip out at any time, but if you are going to post inaccurately, it is reasonable that you expect to be challenged on it - that's in the spirit of the section, and debate in general.