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I think the UK appears to have taken the pragmatic descision since Thatcher, that in anything serious these days it is either overrun or obliterated, so might a

I think the UK appears to have taken the pragmatic descision since Thatcher, that in anything serious these days it is either overrun or obliterated, so might as well buy the cheap stuff from our strategic rivals that will break down in an apocalypse and we can make some quick cash in the mean time selling off all the national technical base. edit - Has been going on since long before Thatcher, to be fair. There's an old documentary about this subject by Spike Milligan, called 'The Bed Sitting Room' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de0w8tU0j1U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de0w8tU0j1U

ptah 7y ago
yip, thatcher set in motion a process that has resulted in there being no uk companies with the expertise t o build a nuclear power station. the uk has to rely on french and chinese state owned companies for that
alimw 7y ago
Not sure what sense to make of this: that in anything serious these days (World War III?) it is either overrun or obliterated (would be either overrun or obliterated?) I tried clicking on your link to help me understand but it's to an hour-and-a-half long film (and not, I think, a documentary...)
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- inflatableDodo 7y ago
  >that in anything serious these days (World War III?) it is either overrun or obliterated (would be either overrun or obliterated?) yes >I tried clicking on your link to help me understand but it's to an hour-and-a-half long film (and not, I think, a documentary...) Prophetic satire then. Watch it anyway, you owe it to Spike Milligan.