Trident will enrich US firms

Sir, – Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was once asked if the half a million Iraqi children who died as a result of US sanctions against Saddam Hussein was a price worth paying.

Her reply was: “I think this is a very hard choice, but the price, we think the price is worth it.”

Theresa May’s assertion that she would have no hesitation in ordering nuclear strikes is very much in the same vein.

The blunt, somewhat genocidal answer appears to have been the right one for the crowd, as the Commons has agreed to give a blank cheque to develop a new generation of Trident submarines.

At least 65% of this money will go straight into the pockets of United States arms manufacturers.

The decision should be seen in the context of one million people in the UK being reliant on foodbanks and the NHS warning that due to shortages, some cancer patients will not get the life-saving drugs they require.

Also, Trident is reliant on American satellites for targeting.

The question about killing civilians with a nuclear strike is a common one during such debates, and historically one Prime Ministers dodge.

But with Jeremy Corbyn being open that he “does not believe the threat of mass murder is a legitimate way to go about international relations,” and that he absolutely would not kill millions of innocent people, Mrs May ultimately decided to go the other, pro-nuclear holocaust, way.

I heard the Prime Minister Theresa May describe Jeremy Corbyn as unscrupulous which is about as unscrupulous as you can get, calling Jeremy unscrupulous

Alan Hinnrichs. 2 Gillespie Terrace, Dundee.