and alan, remind me. How many countries have nuclear weapons? And how many do not? Are you suggesting that all those which do not have them have lost their minds? I don't think so. Even if they are a good idea - and I don't think they are - then what on earth is the logic of having a weapons system which is totally dependent on USA for it to work? Is that what you call independent? In effect, we become a US satellite, but without USA paying for the things. It's ludicrous.
One day, you'll wake up to the fact that we are just one more medium sized country, and should behave as such. If we're going to have nuclear weapons, then it should be as part of a European consortium, not as Bush's lapdog. Ideally though, we should leave it to the nutters.
