Faslane: The Home Of Trident Nuclear Subs

[@klgreload]

Does the "peace camp" realise that these submarines are actually keeping the peace?

[@garywhite335]

Shut up that makes too much sence 😉

[@komlan391]

Well he's right

[@tombrydson781]

They don’t all blind to military work to keep peace

[@RCS-qx4km]

Bang on. Hippy melts

[@jaydee716]

I'm Scottish and I'm pro British and pro nuclear! We have to protect this country, not having nuclear would be stupid. NO to indyref2

[@jackgray5615]

Jay Dee i

[@garywhite335]

This protect everyone well said

[@dont_give_a_flying_f]

completely agree

[@mally1236]

ffs when will the tree huggers realise we can't get rid of ours until everybody else does

[@nathan121852]

What's the point of having nuclear weapons anymore? If Britain carries "we fire second" policy then it's just useless killing. We'll all be dead if any country fires a nuclear warhead so instead of pondering what kind of state of the art mass killing weapons we should conjure up, instead the billions of pounds can be spent something like... I don't know rebuilding the economy after leaving the eu and etc. Nuclear deterrents are pointless ideas concocted by paranoid-driven men

[@mally1236]

+Azureecosse That's it though isn't it The fact we could fire back and if doing so is after our islands are wiped out we make sure so are they That's why it's a defence because anyone who fired on us their victory would be short lived So it would be stupid for them to fire in first place which is the point really

[@mally1236]

+Margo Macdonald whar whar still right though wasn't I

[@mally1236]

+nathan121852 DOH because it stops them firing FIRST!

[@mally1236]

Azureecosse It's that pointless view that as stopped nuclear war at end of day

[@alex007thebest]

Anyone who does not want to feed its own army will feed the enemy's army.

[@David-jp1cg]

Napoleon

[@jordanelder321]

So glad they are keeping it, another 50 years hwg 🇬🇧

[@furiousfilms7768]

I’m voting SMP

[@deathtohatersbitches591]

It's worth renewing them.

[@liambuchanan8904]

Trident for the win

[@henryvagincourt4502]

But they will ride on the back of the protection, Sod them just move them south, along with the ship building.

[@Jake-rs9nq]

Has that "peace camp" occupant never heard of Mutually Assured Destruction? The reasoning behind maintaining nukes is that other countries are unwilling to use their own. Nukes were only dropped when America was the sole owner of them.

[@joannehuscroft8224]

Why don't they realise that those submarines have kept the world at peace for years and getting rid of them could cause turmoil.

[@grave5512]

not like the submarines are going to be destroyed, just moved. after all Scotland is an Anti-Nuclear country all around, yet it would be the first target of a first strike against the UK

[@Si1234321]

CRCG Central you’d hit the decision centres first. Chop of the head and the finger can’t pull the trigger.

[@joeboyd8702]

I would love to visit Faslane.

[@johnlaccohee-joslin4477]

A far cry from when i served there, there was only M H.M.S. Maidstone there and some standard and very unsusual subs plus the first nuclear sub. I served with a special diving team and we had a navy M.F.V. kitted out to live on M.F.V. 1066 it was a very unsual lifestle compared to normal servive as i was the only engineer on the boat, however i did enjoy my time on this boat andvthe good crew we had, it really was a far call from what the base is now, but we did have our share of anti nuclear groups, mainly on weekends, it was a very out of the way place, the nearest town was Helensburg and we had quite a trip to take leave.

[@cammysmith7562]

Brendan O’hara is so blind and removed from Argyll it’s unbelievable, has he just forgotten about the campaign of the Residents of Argyll to get more subs in the county? He wants the base to close but has no alternative for the 25, 000 jobs that would be affected making our already poor county even more poor.

[@dan79600]

How did they get planning permission for that 35 year old shanty town? It took me almost 35 years to get planning permission for a pergola.

[@bobellison7752]

Visited here in an American nuclear attack boat in the early 90’s. Short visit - they were demonstrating against Sellafield 2 nuclear waste disposal at the time in a nearby city.

[@jaycartwright1308]

I went there for a weekend with cadets last year

[@markwestwood9730]

The warheads are not kept at Faslane. Very rarely do any of the 4 Vanguards enter Faslane 'fully loaded'. The warheads are kept around the corner at Coulport. Everyone knows that, I'm not letting out any national secrets.

[@Discoveryjamie]

Sure in the current climate they still want our nuclear deterrent gone 😅

[@saltymonke3682]

send those peace campers and O Hara to Ukraine to see the consequences of no deterrent.

[@patrickpope1828]

Completely and utterly ridiculous to base all UK submarines in one place

[@rosco9114]

Who's here after watching vigil 👌

[@Fineyboi]

Try dent subs don't carry nukes vangard do

[@Dzyfnr]

Mental to know I live across the water from all of this

[@SPiderman-rh2zk]

I am a strong believer in Deterrent. My Political view doesn't factor into it. The very presence of them has kept us safe for over 70 years and as the other chap said we cannot get rid of ours until everyone else does. Is that possible? I think not,

[@fuzzyleaf6795]

My uncle works there Also I am going there with my youth club next week

[@birdman1843]

Watch out for Russia don’t get rid of it so fast

[@tomAS-27]

Scotland just wants to be the most opposite to England 😂

[@jackwalker8424]

well everybody prefers us...

[@Dave-hu5hr]

@@jackwalker8424 It's called 'divide and conquer'.. 🥔

[@md-run]

To be fair i bet england wouldn’t like them 30 miles away from London

[@ukchris64]

SO Brendan O Hara puts the blame firmly on the Tories yet Faslane has been where it is since WW2? We have had Labour governments since then haven't we?

[@jasenwright1178]

Move it to Falmouth! Let the Scots have their own way! Just don't expect 'unemployment benefits' from England!

[@Doom_Slug]

The unemployment benefits paid for by Scottish taxes

[@md-run]

Move them to the Thames

[@ItsAristonsophos]

Took one look at her and just knew

[@Freedom_-oc5le]

Once the Scots voted for independence, will the Scottish Goverment allow London to maintain this base?

[@bittasweetsymphony726]

how can they be aging?m ii thought nuclear subs "can run forever"

[@TheOneAndOnlyLewis]

Not forever, the Rolls-Royce PWR 2 pressurised water reactor allows the Vanguard-class submarines to circumnavigate (sail all the way around) the Earth 40 times, without refuelling. The first built has been in service since 1993.

[@bittasweetsymphony726]

***** O i bet they dont pass E.U regulations.

[@A.Hunter279]

Considering what's going on in the world, it is safe to say that the UK's defense spending has proved to be as insufficient as its nuclear deterrent. Four nuclear submarines and one operational at any given time. That's all. The new government should seriously consider doubling the size of the nuclear submarine force and establish a true nuclear triad, with land-based missiles, and nuclear-capable aircraft. As a foreign observer, fascinated by all things military, I am convinced that if these capabilities existed, Putin wouldn't be making unacceptable and brutal threats against the United Kingdom.

[@merlings]

Rented 70yr old technology with US in control of the button not the UK . The US forced Britain too give up its independent nuclear deterrent back in the 50's .

[@HipposOnCrack]

Make the Scottish pay to shift Trident south

[@Doom_Slug]

Space cadet

[@u01sq7]

Scotland: Freedom !

[@t8506]

NO.

[@fazfinisher5598]

What would be better if that eyesore shanty town was cleaned up.

[@Didyeaye404]

Lol she will change her tune if we had no nuclear deterrent

[@Wolfie387]

SNP?... 😂.

[@mattthetaffy6702]

Renew

[@aniruddhamulay2932]

Are civilians allowed to come near the naval base??

[@stewiecall97]

Near but not in

[@Chadhogan111]

Remember when Ukraine got rid of their nukes? How'd that work out?

[@martinjeffery3590]

build the wall build the wall,build the wall

[@tommiterava5955]

Anti-trident activists and Corbyn would happily cede the UK's nuclear weapons to North Korea and Iran as they demand unilateral nuclear disarmament.The UK MUST MAINTAIN its nuclear deterrence. Nuclear weapons are a vital part of the UK's security and defence. They are the nation's ultimate deterrence against any aggression. They also allow the UK to pursue its own foreign policy without always having to depend on the US.

[@johnnicolson467]

After Scottish Independence trident will get moved to Portsmouth and good riddence

[@Dave-hu5hr]

Milford Haven more like..

[@Dave-hu5hr]

Lots of good Scottish surnames there..

[@mally1236]

SNP would vote for it if Conservatives voted against If it's pulled out of Scotland close the base n move military ship building to England northern Ireland n Wales

[@larryroben1683]

GOD *** THE AUTHORITY & CREATOR **** GOD CLEANING GOD GOD GOD GOD PER GOD GOD GOD *****"" ALMIGHTY GOD ****

[@bobbybrian9295]

The SNP wants independence and are already decresing budget's for essentials such as Education so where will they find the funding for A Navy, Army And Air Force aswell as Embassy's amongst other things

[@racheljennings8548]

Speak softly carry a big stick

[@charlesbelcher1510]

These look like decrepit subs in sore need of replacement. There size is confusing in that they are so small. From a defensive point of view most of Russia west of the Urals is within range of the Scottish bases. That is, the subs do not have to leave port to fire at Russian targets. Is it a first strike target of the Russians? Don't know.

[@mwills6098]

The clip shows the wrong submarines during the video. Every picture but 1 is of an Astute class boat which is 50 metres shorter than the Vanguard class boat which carries the deterrent the V boats are huge 150 metres in length and weigh 15,000 tons

[@shrek_has_swag2344]

They are building a new class of trident subs called successor class

[@Muhammad_Sausage]

@@shrek_has_swag2344 Totally wrong. Dreadnought class.

[@simonpalethorpe8350]

Glad we have them naw

[@philipmarsh6852]

Getting rid of Trident eh, just what Scotland and Great Britain needs , some more unemployed Jocks to keep🤔😢

[@mrpusser0348]

playing devils advocate here, but why not cancel dreadnough class and add four more stertched astute class ad make the base conventonal and so the SNp will lose their big stick and the UK can take leadrship of nuclear disarmament...i used to work on board Vigilant and Vanguard btw

[@Dave-hu5hr]

Because that's bollocks..

[@straiph]

Because sailors need a fish pet shop! It's called "Propaganda video"! people are sleepwalking- especially the Scottish! why put them in- Scotland? because- its not England. A clear sign of Westminster distancing itself from boom!

[@zarrzarr9989]

pure stupidly keep the union keep trident

[@davidturnbull310]

Funny how the nationalist come out of their shell when they show support for scottish independence. I say, set up shop elsewhere and give the jobs to British people.

[@George10767]

If Faslane is good enough for the Clyde estuary then it's good enough for the Thames estuary. Obviously the UK government would never locate this Doomsday weapon anywhere near the seat of national government. So they have put it just 25 miles from the centre of Glasgow and thereby show they regard the one million Glasgow population as entirely expendable. The Ukraine war is likely, ultimately, to go nuclear. This is because the US has a policy of deliberate provocation of the Kremlin Czar who is already irrational. From that point sheer logic determines that Faslane would be vaporised in the first ten minutes of the war, whereupon peace talks would likely commence. Too bad for Glasgow. Don't underestimate the evil to which humans can descend. The current implosion of the SNP will give the Scottish people the opportunity to re-think their priorities. Instead of Scottish independence (unlikely ever to materialise) the main policy should be the re-location of Faslane and the salvation of Glasgow. This is an achievable goal. I am not advocating a pacifist position however correct that might be. In order to make progress we must accept the human race in its present state of evolution. So I advocate the re-location of this Doomsday weapon to one of the sea lochs north of Skye. This would require building a new highway from Inverness through the mountains to the west coast. Which would open up the region to tourism.

[@alexanderc1944]

Bye bye trident

[@Cartoonman154]

It has been voted to be renewed.

[@alexanderc1944]

Cartoonman154 tis just the start mate.

[@Cartoonman154]

Alexander ? If they want to waste money then why not just buy the Aegis Ballistic Missile system? Most likely be cheaper and non nuclear.

[@mally1236]

wrong :-)