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By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 On Septmeber 2, 2006, 14 servicemen died in Afghanistan on an RAF Nimrod. The results of the inquiry into that tragedy, released yesterday, reveal that the MoD is largely culpable. The report describes a…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 President Obama is quietly deploying a further 13,000 troops to Afghanistan this month, on top of the reinforcements the 21,000 he had already promised General McChrystal earlier in the year. It is thought…
By James Mills This week we have seen the Tories bring defence to the battlements of the political debate with General Dannatt joining the Conservatives' front bench and Cameron using it as the theme with which to open his speech to the…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In a new YouGov poll carried out for Left Foot Forward, 63% of respondents opposed the renewal of Trident. 40% said that while Britain should retain some form of nuclear deterrent, it should be less powerful…
By Richard Lane President Obama yesterday announced that the United States would scrap its planned deployment of a sophisticated missile defence system in Eastern Europe. The move had been predicted for some time but the clumsy timing of…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In a ComRes poll for today's Independent, respondants have catergorically called for the Trident scheme to be scrapped, by 58% to 35%. The news report in the paper says: "Ministers have told The Independent…
by Anthony Painter / @anthonypainter Gordon Brown has given a significant speech this afternoon following his own visit to Afghanistan last week and, of course, the resignation of Parliamentary Private Secretary, Eric Joyce MP, last night…
by Anthony Painter / @anthonypainter Gordon Brown has given a significant speech this afternoon following his own visit to Afghanistan last week and, of course, the resignation of Parliamentary Private Secretary, Eric Joyce MP, last night…
From @LabourList Two more British soliders have been killed in Afghanistan today, but Brigadier Tim Radford, the commander of UK forces in Afghanistan, has hailed Operation Panther's Claw a success as the first stage draws to an end. The…
By James Valentine It's reported that a decision on the design contract for new Trident submarines, due in September, may be put off until after the conference on the Non-Proliferation Treaty next year. If these messages are accurate (and…
By William Silver The dignified people of Wootton Bassett reflect the sorrow of the nation as coffins return from the theatre of war and they salute on our behalf all those who die and are injured in the service of the nation. As a father…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 In a new poll for the Guardian, published today, a majority of voters have for the first time said they want Britain's nuclear arsenal to be scrapped entirely. 54% of respondents said the Government should…
