Yeah sure , like UK going to nuke argentina over Falklands :rolleyes:

Maybe you should look up the difference between an SSN and an SSBN.

Actually the Falkland Islands defence consists of over a 1000 troops, 4 Typhoons, HMS Clyde, a standing patrol vessel (frigate or destroyer) and other bits and bobs.

Diego Garcia doesn’t need defending particularly and since the island is host to a USAF base and one of only 5 GPS ground stations on the planet, an attack there is more an attack on the USA than the UK.

True, though ultimately Diego is British sovereign territory, and we have forces there maintaining the sovereignty, even if they aren’t capable of countering an invasion.

If the nuclear deterrent is so important, why cancel the Nimrod MRA4, which would found and destroyed the foreign hunter-killers following our subs?

Assuming they can follow our SSBNs and that our SSBNs cannot lose them, which I have seen no source to suggest is the case. I have however, read many a rumour that the Russians cannot maintain this tail on our SSBNs. I’d therefore err on the side that the SSBNs can still perform their role with a similar level of effectiveness. My issue with Nimrods scrapping is its utility in supporting our land forces as it has been doing in the Middle East.