UK & USA sign defence treaty...

[Churchill]

There may be trouble ahead...

Fecking Yanks and that bastard Blair...

The UK has signed a defence trade deal with the US which will make it easier for the two nations to work together.
The treaty, agreed by Tony Blair and President Bush, will also give the UK access to sensitive US technical data.

The PM said it was important for the two nations to co-operate because their forces were working closely together in military operations around the world.

The MoD said it would make it easier to buy equipment which might be needed at short notice in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Mr Blair said: "This will enable our two countries to share defence information, goods and services more effectively.

"Achieving this agreement has become more important than ever before.

"At a time when British and American forces continue to work closely in defence and security operations around the world, both governments believe we must continue enhancing our ability to co-operate together."

The Ministry of Defence said the agreement was far wider than the one at the end of 2006 to share technical codes which saved the Joint Strike Fighter deal.

The US satisfied demands to reveal technical details of the fighter before the UK committed to the £140bn project.

British defence chiefs were under pressure not to go ahead with to plans to buy 150 of the aircraft unless the US released details to allow the jets to be operated independently by the UK.

At what fecking cost?

[scooterscot]

Enlighten us then... These days the Union Jack is set alight just as often as the The Stars and Stripes is around the globe, we might as well walk the path that has been laid before us, TB made the bed for us now we've all got to sleep in it.

[Numptycorner]

Enlighten us then... These days the Union Jack is set alight just as often as the The Stars and Stripes is around the globe, we might as well walk the path that has been laid before us, TB made the bed for us now we've all got to sleep in it.

Union Flag, it's only a Jack when on a ship

[Diver]

Churchill > UK & USA sign defence treaty...

Is this Treaty a reciprical agreement between the UK & US, just like the one that The UK & US have over the extradition of wanted criminals?

We have to give them anyone they want.

They have to give us anyone we want.

OH! unless the criminal is an american citizen of course, then they have the right to stand trail in the US. I.e. No Extradition!

[scooterscot]

devolution cannot come soon enough, we've so much to correct.

[Diver]

devolution cannot come soon enough, we've so much to correct.

Whose side will you be on when the time comes?

Poll to follow!

[AtW]

The question you need to ask yourself is this: when (not if) one or more small nukes or dirty bombs get exploded in the UK and soil/water get contaminated for 1000 years then where will 60 mln UK citizens relocate to live? France? Germany? USA more likely.

[scooterscot]

The question you need to ask yourself is this: when (not if) one or more small nukes or dirty bombs get exploded in the UK and soil/water get contaminated for 1000 years then where will 60 mln UK citizens relocate to live? France? Germany? USA more likely.

You don't know much about nuclear physics, do you ATW? A 1000 years!!

[scooterscot]

The question you need to ask yourself is this: when (not if) one or more small nukes or dirty bombs get exploded in the UK and soil/water get contaminated for 1000 years then where will 60 mln UK citizens relocate to live? France? Germany? USA more likely.

Exacty who is threatening us with those dirty bombs? And if the target is London well come on they'd be doing the world a favour...

[AtW]

You don't know much about nuclear physics, do you ATW? A 1000 years!!

Chernobyl is still not safe and it was not even a proper explosion: 30 years is long enough, but if proper nuke goes here in Birmingham and few more key cities then this country (those who survived) will have to relocate pretty far away.