Danger of Trident

Published on Sunday 5 July 2009 21:55

The Rev Ian Galloway provides a timely update of the case against Trident (Focus, 1 July): It is immoral, outdated, dangerous and expensive. Perhaps, more importantly, it doesn't protect us from nuclear attack in the modern world. The nuclear threat now comes not from rational states, but from fanatics who daily demonstrate that mutually assured suicide is not an effective deterrent.

Trident encourages others to acquire nuclear weapons and makes Britain a more attractive target to the lunatics of the world.

DAVID CRAIG

Craigmount Avenue North

Edinburgh