nuts Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Gordo is proposing dropping 1 boat but that still leaves 3 (each with 16 missiles). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8270092.stm In the case of a run on the £ and destruction of the UK economy, as a last act, how would you deploy our "ultimate insurance" ? I think that top of my list would be Goldman's head office in New York Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintJay Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 labour party conference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KingCharles1st Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Maybe if you fired enough at Gordon, maybe one of the second salvo "may" penetrate his thick skull..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo55 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Iceland.... after all they are terrorists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 How many warheads per missile? (Not forgetting that you aim several warheads at your main targets just in case ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuts Posted September 23, 2009 Author Share Posted September 23, 2009 How many warheads per missile?(Not forgetting that you aim several warheads at your main targets just in case ) BBC say 3 per missile. Each missile £16m... sounds like a bargain to me. I think that I could spare one missile for Simon Cowell.. and another for Gordon Ramsey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non frog Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I think, IIRC, you will find none of the weapons actually belong to us. They are leased from the US manufacturer Lockheed Martin in a deal done by Mags to prop up the US treasury with UK taxpayer money and simultaneously put half of British Aerospace on the dole. That being the case I suggest we save the leasing fees and send them back to their maker. I am no expert on these matters but I would have thought the GPS thingie probably has a waypoint marked "home" on it (my yacht has this and it cost far less). I suggest we press the goto button then the home button then the fire button. In that order. Should save a few bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Loo Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 having three means we cant have 100% coverage...the Ruskies will get us at the weekend and bank holidays. or when the crew of one of the boats is on a diversity course or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Pint Princess 2 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Iceland are the number one terrorist country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1929crash Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I think, IIRC, you will find none of the weapons actually belong to us. They are leased from the US manufacturer Lockheed Martin in a deal done by Mags to prop up the US treasury with UK taxpayer money and simultaneously put half of British Aerospace on the dole.That being the case I suggest we save the leasing fees and send them back to their maker. I am no expert on these matters but I would have thought the GPS thingie probably has a waypoint marked "home" on it (my yacht has this and it cost far less). I suggest we press the goto button then the home button then the fire button. In that order. Should save a few bob. Yes, better to send missiles than people back to their maker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer! Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I'd fire 47 at scotchland and keep one incase any of the skirt wearing orange headed retards got away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Sadman Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Brussels, luxembourg, germany, Holland, London, New york/UN The EU & UN are the centre of the NWO and London is the epicentre of its invasion into the UK. The NWO is the biggest threat we will face in the future. Also i believe those 4 european countries have no nukes to retalliate with. The rest id keep as an insurance. Maybe give one to Iran too, its about time someone in the mid east has something nuclear to balance against Israels nukes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashConnoisseur Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I think, IIRC, you will find none of the weapons actually belong to us. They are leased from the US manufacturer Lockheed Martin in a deal done by Mags to prop up the US treasury with UK taxpayer money and simultaneously put half of British Aerospace on the dole. The weapons belong to the UK. The UK's 52 Trident II (D5) missiles were bought under the terms of the 1963 Polaris Sales Agreement (as amended). The missiles are rotated from a shared pool kept at the US Navy Trident facility in Kings Bay, Georgia and maintained by their manufacturer Lockheed Martin. The nuclear warheads are designed and manufactured by AWE Aldermaston and installed in the UK at RNAD Coulport near Faslane in Scotland. 'Cost of Trident and the terms of agreement': http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/foi_trident_2006.htm The terms of agreement can be found in the Polaris Sales Agreement. This was signed in 1963 and published by HMSO (ISBN 0105468908), and is the Treaty under which the UK purchased Polaris and later Trident. 'Fact Sheet 1: Summary: Maintaining the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent': http://www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/trident-factsheet The Missiles The Trident D5 missile is a three stage solid fuel ballistic missile. Standing 13 metres high and weighing 60 tonnes, it has a range of over 4,000 nautical miles. The range of the missile is a great strength of the system as it allows the submarine carrying it to hide in millions of square miles of ocean, while remaining in reach of potential targets. Royal Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines carry up to 48 nuclear warheads on a maximum of 16 missiles. The 1963 Polaris Sales Agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States was amended in 1982 to establish a unique system of ‘mingled asset’ ownership and management for Trident missiles. Those to be loaded in UK submarines are randomly selected from the stockpile at the US Navy Trident facility in Kings Bay, Georgia. The submarines then go to the Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Coulport near Faslane in Scotland where the missiles are fitted with warheads that are designed and manufactured in the UK at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), Aldermaston. The life extended Trident D5 missile is assessed to be capable of meeting our requirements of delivering assured deterrence until the early 2040s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 The weapons belong to the UK. How much can the UK save by not deploying a boat we already own? Maybe it's more gesturing, than actual cost saving, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick Yellow Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 labour party conference? I agree two subs worth to eliminate everyone considering voting for Liebour and the other one to finish off the BBC and the Guardian. The air smells sweeter already........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptherebels Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I've always wondered with these things. If it actually came to it, and you tried to launch them, would they actually work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest X-QUORK Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 There's only ever one boat deployed, the others are either being refitted/maintained or used as a reserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 There's only ever one boat deployed, the others are either being refitted/maintained or used as a reserve. So it would be a bit like me having three cars instead of four. Doesn't seem much of a saving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skinty Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I'd fire them all at London and the surrounding areas. EDIT: Just to add, America wouldn't give us the codes to do that as it would bring down their parasitic economy as well. The nukes are only to be used for targets that America wants them used for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBingo Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I would wait and see if the country votes Labour again, and then turn the missiles on ourselves if we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick Yellow Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I'd fire them all at London and the surrounding areas.EDIT: Just to add, America wouldn't give us the codes to do that as it would bring down their parasitic economy as well. The nukes are only to be used for targets that America wants them used for. Well that would have the advantage of destroying lots of Scottish politicians doing their best to finish off the rest of England......... Perhaps one each for there and Edinburgh? Double advantage of the bankers as well.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 Well that would have the advantage of destroying lots of Scottish politicians doing their best to finish off the rest of England.........Perhaps one each for there and Edinburgh? Double advantage of the bankers as well.......... I'll buy ye a pint, you cheeky Brummy! I'm the red haired chap in a skirt, so's youll'd be recognising me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krackersdave Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I've always wondered with these things. If it actually came to it, and you tried to launch them, would they actually work? Both the Russkies and the Septics had similar fears ... one reason they built so bloody many on the basis that at least some would have to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuts Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 Should we just fire all 48 on Kirsty and Phil... I mean you would need to make sure that you did the job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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