"charles" wrote in message
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In article , Brian Watson
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"Alistair Gunn" wrote in message
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People are always claiming that the UK Tridents can't be fired without
the USA authorisation (or even that only the USA controls them), but
they never seem to be able to provide any evidence for this (or any
evidence as to why the UK would be foolish enough to sign up to such a
deal).

Might be something to do with incurring HUGE debts to the US during WW1
and the rematch between 1939 and '45.

No. We just paid off the last of that debt earlier this year/end of last.

Only for WW2 - "we" are keeping very quiet about the owings for WW1.

:-\

--
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."

On Sat, Feb 24, 2007 at 06:10:51PM -0000, Brian Watson wrote:

Only for WW2 - "we" are keeping very quiet about the owings for WW1.

Payment *and interest* was suspended, with the agreement of the US,
pending re-negotiation of the terms. Those negotiations have yet to
take place. I believe that the total owed (yay no interest!) is now
approximately the same as what the civil service spends each day on tea
bags.

--
David Cantrell | Enforcer, South London Linguistic Massive

All principles of gravity are negated by fear
-- Cartoon Law V

"David Cantrell" wrote in message
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On Sat, Feb 24, 2007 at 06:10:51PM -0000, Brian Watson wrote:

Only for WW2 - "we" are keeping very quiet about the owings for WW1.

Payment *and interest* was suspended, with the agreement of the US,
pending re-negotiation of the terms. Those negotiations have yet to
take place. I believe that the total owed (yay no interest!) is now
approximately the same as what the civil service spends each day on tea
bags.

Oh really? Well, then I suggest you tell Tony so that he can stop kissing
bottom to keep us all off the breadline.

--
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."