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Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey is calling on the government to start building a "fully independent British nuclear deterrent" to end the UK's reliance on the US.

The UK has operational control of its nuclear arsenal, including British-built warheads, but it depends on the US to supply and maintain the Trident missiles that would deliver them.

In a speech to his party's spring conference in York on Sunday, Sir Ed will argue the UK's continued reliance on US support is an unacceptable risk to national security.

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[–] pie_enjoyer@lemmy.world 0 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Please read anything about modern fighter jets.

Ukraine doesn't have air superiority over Russia, which is the thing modern military doctrines aim to achive.

US, despite being unreliable, needs to maintain some trust. If they turn off one F 35, which I'm doubtful they're able to do, the global trust in them will significantly decrease.

It's only 2 years to be back to business as usual anyway.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

They don't have to turn them off, they only need to not "delay" armory and spare parts, because of "supply issues."

[–] pie_enjoyer@lemmy.world 0 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That's right. Notice me when that happens, so I can short Lockheed Martin.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

I'm not saying it will happen, but that it can happen. And if you don't realize that's how far relations between USA and allies have fallen, that that is a risk. Then you haven't been paying attention.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Why would I read outdated stupid bullcrap? F-35 is in no way proven to last for a long term conflict.
You can't have air superiority with planes that can't fly because of lack of maintenance or suitable airfields.
Did you even read what I wrote?
Furthermore the skies belong to drones now. If a $5000 drone can shoot down a 300 million F-35. It's such a huge assymetry that the F-35 will look like something as useless as if it was from ww2.
It's delusional to invest in F-35 at this point in time. Despite it's technologically sophisticated it is just as outdated as it is expensive.
It's the same assymetry we are seeing in Iran, where Americans use 1 million dollar missiles to shoot down $50k drones, and some times they even use more missiles for 1 drone. Resulting in the Iran war costing $6 billion for USA in just the first 3 days!

Instead of just reading old worthless shit, you should also apply some critical thinking.

[–] pie_enjoyer@lemmy.world -1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Drones are no more than intelligent missiles.

I would love to see any drone (or an older plane) shooting F35 down.

Our (western) systems are adapting to the inteligent missile warfare, give them few years and one or two wars.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Our Western systems already gave adapted, and all of Europe are working with Ukraine now, be because Ukraine is the global leader on drones.
You sound like someone who believes American superiority is a given. Even when USA is winning every battle in Iran, but losing the war.
You clearly don't understand what asymmetric war means.