Theresa May defends Trident nuclear program due to threats from North Korea and Russia
Before the vote on updating the Trident nuclear program, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, stated before parliament that the United Kingdom can’t turn away from the nuclear deterrence program because of real threats from Russia and North Korea. According to the Prime Minister, the nuclear program is a guarantee of national security and that is why it can’t be abandoned.
“Some people suggest to us that we should actually be removing our nuclear deterrent. This has been a vital part of our national security and defense nearly for half a century now, and it would be quite wrong for us to go down that particular path,” the Prime Minister said. As noted by TASS, Theresa May used the topic of Russia as the main argument for updating the nuclear deterrence program.
“The threats from countries such as Russia and North Korea remain very real … We must continually convince any potential aggressors that the benefits of an attack on Britain are far outweighed by their consequences,” the politician stressed.
Earlier, Theresa May, who became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on July 16 after David Cameron left his post, stated that she intends to continue the course of her predecessor.
During her first appearance in the House of Commons as Prime Minister, May said she was prepared to launch nuclear weapons even if it meant mass civilian casualties. Asked if she was “personally prepared to authorize a nuclear strike that can kill a hundred thousand innocent men, women and children”, the British PM replied: “Yes.”