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Trident or the EU: which is better for peace and security?

Mutual security and deterrence with fewer risks has been a conscious, crucial, and underestimated role of the EU. A Brexit vote would put this at risk and make Britain less secure.

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Trident being tugged to Faslane REJ06.jpeg
Trident being tugged to Faslane REJ06.jpeg

Trident being tugged to Faslane Scotland. Photo: Rebecca Johnson

 

Two decisions, Trident replacement and British membership of the European Union, that are usually considered separately, but which are both claimed by their advocates as serving a vital security role for Britain and beyond. Then along comes UKIP's Nigel Farage, who is not known for championing women's safety, deploying nuclear imagery to scare voters and demonise migrants with his claim that remaining in the EU will unleash a "nuclear bomb" of "sex attacks on women".