grace
If a former Air Commodore has asserted that Trident is nothing more than a 'stick-on hairy chest' then I don't think the entire military can be convinced of its merits. The need to retain it comes down to an insecurity borne of loss of Empire. But the sums don't add up, the entire deterrent philosophy doesn't add up, and sooner or later the UK as a whole is going to have to get used to the reality of a much reduced offshore presence...