Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Indaparkside]

This would have happened already if it was going to happen imo

 

[mosssideblue]

We can’t fire them though, the President of the US gets that call.

No he doesn't

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

We can’t fire them though, the President of the US gets that call.

He is the keeper of the keys :)

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

No he doesn't

Do you think the U.K. would act independently to the US on releasing nuclear weapons? Weapons which are leased from and maintained by the US as well? If this situation in Ukraine hypothetically escalated who would be making the final call on pulling the trigger on behalf of NATO, Biden or Johnson?

 

[west didsblue]

No he doesn't

Correct.
We use the Americans to supply and service the missile system but operational control is with the buffoon in Downing Street and the warheads are made in the U.K.

 

[west didsblue]

Do you think the U.K. would act independently to the US on releasing nuclear weapons? Weapons which are leased from and maintained by the US as well? If this situation in Ukraine hypothetically escalated who would be making the final call on pulling the trigger on behalf of NATO, Biden or Johnson?

That’s a different question to who makes the order to fire our nukes.

 

[mosssideblue]

Do you think the U.K. would act independently to the US on releasing nuclear weapons? Weapons which are leased from and maintained by the US as well? If this situation in Ukraine hypothetically escalated who would be making the final call on pulling the trigger on behalf of NATO, Biden or Johnson?

The man who has total control of the UK nuclear weapon capability is the PM.

It is called an independent nuclear deterrent for a reason.

UK decide targets and whether to use or not, nothing to do with Biden.

 

[mosssideblue]

Correct.
We use the Americans to supply and service the missile system but operational control is with the buffoon in Downing Street and the warheads are made in the U.K.

Spot on. The only US intervention is the supply and maintenance of the missiles. The launch capability is all UK managed and maintained.

 

[SWP's back]

We can’t fire them though, the President of the US gets that call.

That is categorically untrue.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

The man who has total control of the UK nuclear weapon capability is the PM.

It is called an independent nuclear deterrent for a reason.

UK decide targets and whether to use or not, nothing to do with Biden.

Can you think of any scenario where the U.K. would act independently to the United States on releasing nuclear weapons? Only one I can think of is if started lobbing them at Washington and New York.