Can you guess the operative word in the following statement by the Looney Party MP from Middle Suicide-on-the-Thames?
"We haven't got any enemies that we could possibly want to aim nuclear weapons at now," Flynn said. "The case that John Reid has given for these weapons is that we might possibly have the right sort of enemy in 15 years time."
And why, gentle reader, is that word so important?
Currently, the United Kingdom has four Vanguard-class submarines, each carrying up to 16 U.S.-built Trident missiles with nuclear warheads. Experts estimate that this weapons system could last for another two decades, but they also predict that it would take around 15 years to put a similar one in place. (Thanks to CNSNews.com for the heads up.)
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