Newsthump: MoD insists Trident replacement would also be adequate flood deterrent

Water will not dare invade the UK once we have a functional Trident replacement, supporters of the controversial nuclear deterrent have explained today.

With much of the north of England still under water, some have questioned the wisdom of spending £25bn on a nuclear deterrent when the bigger risk to the nation’s citizens appears to be the weather.

However supporters of the programme insisted that flooding would become a thing of the past when weather systems are made aware of our first strike capability.

A Ministry of Defence spokesperson explained, “Floods of water have encroached on sovereign UK territory purely because they think they can get away with it....

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