Trident Nuclear Programme
Debate between Lord Singh of Wimbledon and Lord Brougham and Vaux
Monday 7th December 2020
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The Deputy Speaker (Lord Brougham and Vaux) (Con)
The noble Lord, Lord Greaves, is not here, so I call the noble Lord, Lord Singh of Wimbledon.
Lord Singh of Wimbledon (CB) [V]
My Lords, nuclear deterrence may have made some sense during the Cold War of the 1950s. Today, there is no direct threat of invasion to our shores. In an inverted meaning of “defence”, we already have a military presence at 145 sites in 42 countries, a number second only to the United States. Does the Minister agree that this strutting of military might across the globe has nothing to do with defence?