Dr Jonathan Leader Maynard asks why the debate over Britain's nuclear deterrent is treated so lazily

Jonathan Leader Maynard has written an article in the New Statesman (30 October) entitled 'Britain's missing nuclear debate'.

He begins by saying, "Political debates over Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent offer many causes for depression.  One, of course, is the fear of nuclear apocalypse.  This, for all its science-fiction improbability, lurks underneath all discussions of the most devastating technology ever conceived of by our species.  But a second cause for depression is how magnificently rubbish these nuclear debates generally are.”

He adds, “This is an issue of the utmost importance, central to our nation’s security and – perhaps – the ultimate survival of humanity.  But instead of serious, informed and evolving debates, we get posturing jousts masquerading as disagreements of strategic substance.”

The full article can be read here: http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2015/10/britains-missing-nuclear-debate