Trevor Royle rightly draws attention to the fact that Nato's nuclear capacity is not just in the US, UK and France but that there are air-launched nuclear weapons based in five other countries ("Joining Nato will embroil Scotland in nuclear dialogue", The Herald, July 21).
Trevor Royle rightly draws attention to the fact that Nato's nuclear capacity is not just in the US, UK and France but that there are air-launched nuclear weapons based in five other countries (\"Joining Nato will embroil Scotland in nuclear dialogue\", The Herald, July 21).
Custom byline text:
There was significant pressure, particularly in Germany, to have these removed but the recent Nato Deterrence and Defence Posture Review decided to upgrade them. Former Labour Defence Secretary Des Browne, in a speech in the House of Lords, warned that Nato was creating conditions for "sleepwalking back into the Cold War". He attacked the lack of progress towards disarmament and stated that "all tactical weapons in Europe not only pose a risk to this continent's safety and security, they lack any credibility to deter 21st-century threats".
We moderate all comments on HeraldScotland on either a pre-moderated or post-moderated basis. If you're a relatively new user then your comments will be reviewed before publication and if we know you well then your comments will be subject to moderation only if other users or the moderators believe you've broken the rules, which are available here.
Moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. Please be patient if your posts are not approved instantly.
SNP and the nuclear debate
Trevor Royle rightly draws attention to the fact that Nato's nuclear capacity is not just in the US, UK and France but that there are air-launched nuclear weapons based in five other countries ("Joining Nato will embroil Scotland in nuclear dialogue", The Herald, July 21).
There was significant pressure, particularly in Germany, to have these removed but the recent Nato Deterrence and Defence Posture Review decided to upgrade them. Former Labour Defence Secretary Des Browne, in a speech in the House of Lords, warned that Nato was creating conditions for "sleepwalking back into the Cold War". He attacked the lack of progress towards disarmament and stated that "all tactical weapons in Europe not only pose a risk to this continent's safety and security, they lack any credibility to deter 21st-century threats".
Commenting & Moderation
We moderate all comments on HeraldScotland on either a pre-moderated or post-moderated basis. If you're a relatively new user then your comments will be reviewed before publication and if we know you well then your comments will be subject to moderation only if other users or the moderators believe you've broken the rules, which are available here.
Moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. Please be patient if your posts are not approved instantly.
MOST READ
SPONSORED LINKS
MOST COMMENTED