I think the problem is that historically Britain has been involved in all sorts of worldwide conflicts (since WW2) that we really had no good reason to. As a result we have made enemies & we might need protection against any "rogue" regime seeking to gain revenge at any cost.
It's arguable whether possessing the means to retaliate would prevent that but it might. If we give it up then we would be relying on the USA to fulfill the role of international policeman/avenger.
Surely the excess vaccines doses we won’t need will be paid for from the foreign aid budget
We could also send our own military medics to administer the vaccines and the defence budget could recoup the costs from the FA budget too
Bizarre that the Left think cancelling Trident would save a fortune. It's between three and four per cent of our, already modest, four per cent of GDP spent on defence. Peanuts. To listen to the Left you think it would pay for the health service. Stupid and dishonest.
I am not bothered how much or how little it costs, I think it is morally indefensible (pun intended) to spend millions of pounds updating weapons needlessly.
"I don't think we can afford the luxury." - of course we can it's cheap as chips compared to all the other she ite we spend on. Anyway, we can't afford npot to have it.