The big question of the the start of 2017 is did our Prime Minister Theresa May Know...about the Trident missile test ... or...Donald Trumps travel ban.
This is going to be very brief
A trident missile was tested and failed.
Isn't the point of a test to see if it works 100% correctly and if it doesn't you find out why and make changes? its not a school exam where the item tested is given a score against all others in its class. The missile was fired, didn't do what it should and now that learning is being used to make changes. This does not effect the debate that was had around out nuclear deterrent and so did it matter if Theresa May knew? I'm sure we have had other military equipment fail and then be improved which we are still purchasing.
Donald Trump Signs off Travel Ban.
I wrote about this earlier in the week and whilst i have thought about it and discussed it I still think the demonisation of people based on religion or nationality is wholly wrong. The reason I refer to it again is 2 fold, 1 so that we don't forget and take our eye off the ball allowing for a "security" measure to become a genocide, and 2 because its is now being asked "did Theresa May know?"
Yes she did, anyone and everyone who saw any of Donald Trumps pre-election propaganda knew of his intention. Yes there are still questions that need to be asked about it, its details, its purpose, it's execution and its effects But the question of people knowing is a simple one, he said he was going to do it, he got elected into a position where he could do it an now we are having to get to grips with his actions.
I do hope there is a good outcome to both of these but i am worried that about the segregation of the global community by association.
Did you see how much the missile cost to test? Fact is they won't be testing it again in a hurry. I find it worrying to say the (very very) least that our active *not test* weapons system veered off course when it was tested. If this was carrying a nuclear warhead we'd have started World War 3 and there'd be no Florida anymore. It shouldn't have failed so badly, it wasn't something new it was something we actively have on standby to fire!
ReplyDeleteAs for Trump, I think the people causing the outcry are going to be the people that make his actions look much worse than they are.