"That all sounds a bit naiive and capitulation like, depending...

"That all sounds a bit naiive and capitulation like, depending on others for the protection of our sovereignty Scott.". .. oh I agree. but its the way these alliances have been used fro maybe thousands of years. and yeh there should be better ways for smaller nations to get help when the evil invader comes crashing through the door.

but why would we need nukes if only to be the ones possessing the power of mutually assured destruction. what is the point in having an extremely expensive arsenal of missiles we are never going to use?

really imo its a futile waste of taxpayer's etc.