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Beckett joined Defense Secretary Des Browne to support the plan at a Cabinet meeting today. Beckett seems to have seriously supported the Cabinet plan and that impression remained even after she was quizzed by the BBC, very likely correctly as it does sound like common sense. She also pointed out that much of the opposition to continued nukes is 'irresponsible'.

The country does need proper defence, and I'm told for example that Bin Laden may soon get actual nukes from Pakistan, which certainly hands them out on request, is a 'bust country' and Bin Laden has 'loadsamoney'.

Conventional weapons like fuel/air bombs may perhaps suffice simply to hold the Pak/Afghan border if the idea of seriously winning the Afghan war is ever put into place, which hopefully will soon happen, even with the present UK level of corruption which wants to turn us all into mindless drug addicts. But I doubt if the people who oppose the nuclear bomb in the UK are of the temperament to stand against us all being turned into mindless drug addicts, as mindless drug addicts are easier to preach at and also there is the 'cash nexus'.

Labour lawmakers including Clarke, John Trickett, Gordon Prentice, Jon Cruddas and Michael Meacher argued against replacing Trident. They say the money would be better spent on fighting terrorism and on improving roads, schools and hospitals. Thirty-five Labour lawmakers have already said they will oppose replacing Trident, the Financial Times reported.