How embarrassing to see one of our Trident submarines steal back home, speckled with barnacles, blotched with rust and with several of its costly acoustic tiles missing.
Peter Hitchens questions the current effectiveness and affordability of Britain's Trident nuclear program, citing recent failed missile tests, a submarine returning home in poor condition after a prolonged deployment, and concerns about the aging fleet requiring increasingly lengthy and frequent refits. He emphasizes Trident's high cost and complexity, questioning its necessity for a non-superpower like Britain.