WHEN Jonathan Townsend dismissed Margaret Rowley’s well informed view that Trident does not work as a nuclear deterrent (Letters, April 23) he gave no valid reason.
As the UK and only four other countries are classed as nuclear weapons states he might best have asked how the remaining 180-plus sovereign states manage to survive without such a “working” deterrent.
He must know the effect of nuclear weapons. They indiscriminately kill thousands, perhaps millions of children, mothers and fathers – all non-combatant civilians.
Trident doesn’t work because it is an unChristian, immoral and unusable deterrent. Whilst knowing their terrible effect, no right-minded adult would countenance creating such consequences.
By setting a moral example and cancelling Trident, calling for others to follow suit, we could also use the huge sums saved, and incredible skills diverted, to improve our countries infrastructure and services.
We should stand up for sensible welfare, not indefensible warfare.
Michael T Parker
Sedgeberrow
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