snoop1130 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Who has the UK nuclear button while Johnson is ill? No comment Britain's Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove speaks at a digital news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in 10 Downing Street in London, Britain April 4, 2020. Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - The British government declined on Tuesday to say who had responsibility for the United Kingdom’s nuclear codes while Prime Minister Boris Johnson is treated in intensive care for COVID-19 complications. When asked by the BBC if Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab had been handed the nuclear codes while Johnson receives treatment, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said: “There are well developed protocols which are in place.” “I just really cannot talk about national security issues,” Gove said. The United Kingdom is one of the world’s five official nuclear weapon states and has four nuclear submarines armed with Trident II D5 ballistic missiles loaded with nuclear warheads. The United Kingdom has a stockpile of about 215 nuclear warheads, though about 120 are operationally available. Only the British prime minister can authorise a nuclear strike. Such an order would be transmitted to one of Britain’s nuclear submarines with a special set of codes. -- © Copyright Reuters 2020-04-07 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rvaviator Posted April 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2020 Probably under the mattress at the hospital ....... 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puchaiyank Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 James Bond...007...of course! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Personally I'd give them to the cat .. He'd be the last person you'd think of interrogating or bumping off .. there again he might just run off up a tree in the back garden and you know what cats and tree's are like so they might need the Fire brigade to come around with a ladder to retrieve the codes .. Probably a delay you could do without at the point of nuclear Armageddon .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anterian Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 I think this is a very minor thing to worry about at this time, I don't think any government has the time to be aggressive they are busy dealing with Covid and a collapsing global economy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 and he gave the answer nothing to see here move on 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stocky Posted April 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 hour ago, snoop1130 said: The British government declined on Tuesday to say who had responsibility for the United Kingdom’s nuclear codes while Prime Minister Boris Johnson is treated in intensive care for COVID-19 complications. The President of the USA same as before - independent deterrent - don't make me laugh. Trident was/is a total waste of money. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtank Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Larry the cat. No problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunBENQ Posted April 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2020 The code is "BREXIT2020". 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Is it the top right breast pocket button, or the one holding my pants up now, I just can not remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmjam Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 What kind of a <deleted> moron asks this <deleted>. Did he ask just for <deleted>s and giggles? ???????????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sungod Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, jimmjam said: What kind of a <deleted> moron asks this <deleted>. Did he ask just for <deleted>s and giggles? ???????????? Most of that that was deleted Jim, but I got the jist and tend to agree ???? Edited April 7, 2020 by sungod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shocked Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Sure hope it's not the London Mayor. He would start WW3 for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vigilante Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Who has the UK nuclear button Mr Bean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elenax Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Cannot say of the Nuclear button but the upcoming recession is gonna be huge for UK economy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 I have it .... next to the TV remote, and after 8 bottles I tend to knock my glass over accidentally so don't get me frustrated cause i get mixed up on the buttons 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobsworth Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I think this is a very major thing to worry about at this time, I have heard that the captain of the vanguard submarine will launch all of his trident D2 missiles if he cannot connect to radio 4. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnacha Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 10 hours ago, Elenax said: Cannot say of the Nuclear button but the upcoming recession is gonna be huge for UK economy. Every country is heading into choppy waters, but I have a hunch that the UK might come out of all this better than most. My main worry, right now, is whether this crisis pulls Italy into a banking collapse that dominos and ends up taking down the Euro. The Italian economy is far bigger than Greece, Germany cannot so easily bail it out and they have their own problems now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Who has the UK nuclear button while Johnson is ill? Who needs expensive nukes when a virus can kill the world? Nukes are old school. Just drop a test tube at a few international airports, and no one can point the finger at who dropped it! Edited April 8, 2020 by hotchilli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bert bloggs Posted April 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2020 Rumour has it that Dianne Abbott is going to take charge of it ,its 70/12% agreed she said and her son is going to be second in command ,(if the police let him) 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Yeah that's ummm....really important these days. Let corona finish its work and you can wipe the survivors out with your nuclear toys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 In my pocket here,,,,,somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Some troll posts have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 5 hours ago, donnacha said: Every country is heading into choppy waters, but I have a hunch that the UK might come out of all this better than most. My main worry, right now, is whether this crisis pulls Italy into a banking collapse that dominos and ends up taking down the Euro. The Italian economy is far bigger than Greece, Germany cannot so easily bail it out and they have their own problems now too. Very true. In 2008-09 it seemed like a domino effect. Another biggie that's been on very shaky ground is Deutsche Bank. There's a very high risk of another 'Lehman Brothers event'! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 19 hours ago, Stocky said: The President of the USA same as before - independent deterrent - don't make me laugh. Trident was/is a total waste of money. Everything is a waste until needed/used. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UbonThani Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 20 hours ago, Puchaiyank said: James Bond...007...of course! As if there is a button 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 A post using a trolling video has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 "The United Kingdom is one of the world’s five official nuclear weapon states" USA, Russia, China, UK, France. India and Pakistan make no secret they have them. Israel allegedly does. Reuters - never bother with the facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essox essox Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 foreign secretary....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJAS Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 On 4/8/2020 at 8:25 AM, jobsworth said: I have heard that the captain of the vanguard submarine will launch all of his trident D2 missiles if he cannot connect to radio 4. Nuclear button or no nuclear button, that could, in any event, happen if an engineer were to flick the wrong switch at the Droitwich transmitter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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