Why I’d never press the nuclear button | Nicola Sturgeon

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It’s absurd that a willingness to kill millions is now seen as a virility test for leadership, and I want no part, says first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon

“Would you ever be prepared to use a nuclear weapon?” This question is increasingly put to politicians as some kind of virility test. The subtext is that to be a credible political leader, you must be willing to use an indiscriminate weapon of mass destruction – killing millions, or even tens of millions, of innocent people. When the Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson, was asked the question last week, she pondered it for a mere split second before calmly replying, “Yes.

 

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Because you’d never be prime minister?

Careful Nicola, the gammon will be after you! Seriously though it's excellent to see an actual party leader commit to this. I wonder how the centrists who scream 'oh I wish we could vote for Nicola Sturgeon in England!' will react to this article?😂

Russia are not going to nuke Scotland. They will nuke London.

Wow, very brave. Thank you NicolaSturgeon .

The SNP have wanted to scrap the nuclear deterrent for a long time...

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Why I would never press the button .... easy you’ll never be in a position of power and responsibilities either

Doomsday weapons are, by their name, of last resort. Or if we've been devastated by an which the bbc world service and Greggs are no more. I don't think any PM gets a button.

Her plan for destroying a country is far simpler.

'Well, I for one am far too virtuous to deter China from erasing my people in a nuclear holocaust. It would be far more humane for me to sacrifice them while hiding in an underground bunker.' Bloody leftie reasoning.

Because she'll never be PM?

You only kill yourself & pretty much everything. 🔥

Trident a weapon that would obliterate the planet .. We don’t even have control of it! We have to ask the USA’s permission. Trump 😱😳🤯 get rid of it 🤦🏻‍♀️🤬

Trump has made nukes obsolete. All one needs now to overthrow a country is a dishonorable businessman, compromised by a foreign power and a TV network that is willing to lie to the American people.

She'd never be in a position to.

Good to know...

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