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All of our warheads are sourced from the US. You can't just put them on a shelf and leave them - they need servicing or they deteriorate. If the supply of spares was cut off we'd be stuffed. Nobody has yet said who exactly is being deterred.

Growing a few veggies, watching the mighty Hampshire at the Rose Bowl, reading quite a lot and genealogy. Got back to about 1780 on my mum's side, all good Hampshire stock. My dad's side are showing worrying West Country tendencies - started near Exeter about 1770 and have gradually moved east.

Would you like to expand on your argument? Just saying "it is" leaves a bit to be desired.

Many former naval officers say it would be extremely difficult to use Trident without US consent. The many computer software programs, the fuse, the trigger, the guidance system as well as the missiles are all made in America. The delivery system is designed, made and stored in the United States. The firing system is also designed and made in the US. So is the guidance system. The computer software is American. The warhead design is based on the US W-76 bomb. The warheads are produced by Aldermaston, which is co-managed by the US firm Lockheed Martin and uses a great deal of US technology. Some vital nuclear explosive parts are imported from the US, as are some non-nuclear parts. The warhead factory is a copy of a facility at Los Alamos, New Mexico. The submarine maintenance base is also 51 per cent owned by Halliburton of the US. It didn't deter the Argentinians, the Iraqis or the Afghans and it certainly won't prevent future terrorist attacks which is where the main danger to the UK comes from.

Not to mention our non-independant nuclear non-deterrent which is costing god knows how much for little benefit.

He has the distinction of keeping a clean sheet in the Cup Final but ending on the losing side.

Large amounts of foreign aid are for political influence, hence India & Pakistan.

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But those 1.6m have clean water, sanitation, a free health service, free education and basic food. I imagine that many countries would regard our definition of "poverty" as luxurious.

Good to see that he's over his cancer problems.

There should be small teams formed of Police, Inland Revenue and Customs. They would check car tax and insurance, income tax and VAT. I'm sure this lot would rapidly exit when they knew that they were on the way. There are authorised sites (Kanes Hill) but if they stay there, they pay for electricity, water and Council Tax.

Anne Frank's house is a fascinating and sobering experience.

I was at BP a few years earlier. Remember epic snowball fights with the Quilleyites on the playing fields.

Exactly. That's why Cloughie never got it, when he was the best candidate by miles.

Commentators (usually the less articulate ex-player) who say "He headered the ball".

I see that Hurn Airport now charges you to drop someone off or pick them up. You have no choice but to enter the paying area as all other ways are blocked. Some people are walking in from the public road and they've even tried to stop them doing that.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-13655212

Over the last week I've mapped and gapped the requirements to consolidate everything into a programme of work to maximize synergy capture, productise the content, and optimize our resource utilization If that sounded like work, I'll do some more next week when I'll also do some blue-sky thinking and grab the low-hanging fruit.

R. Solent saying this morning that we've had a bid accepted, but that Burnley and others stiil in the hunt.

The energy required is the mass x gravity x height lifted. So insert the required numbers and all will be revealed.

Roman Road behind the petrol station on Chilworth roundabout or Bassett Wood Road.

Good point. I can either get my fruit and veg from Sainsburys in Shirley, or go 50 yards down the High Street to the market stall outside the pub where it's considerably cheaper. Fruit and veg have one of the biggest mark-ups in the supermarket. it may look nice but it's bloody expensive.

We have a milkman 3 time a week. The milk is more expensive but he also sells a wide variety of other stuff. If you order online before 9.00pm it's delivered the next morning. It's handy if you've run out of bread, cheese, bacon, eggs etc. They also perform a useful function of keeping an eye on the old people. Many a time a milkmen has called the police because an elderly person hasn't left their empties out for a few days.

Fruit Shortcake or Garibaldi.

And they call Rooney a world-class striker? He's good but compare his performance with Messi's and he pales into insignificance. Mind you, having the Barca midfield supporting you helps. Too many old men in the Man U team now.