Just what is the point of Trident?
Britain's independent (ha!) nuclear deterrent replacement has been put on hold by the Prime Minister.
But who does our deterrent actually deter?
Does the Al-Qaeda operative about to detonate his backpack on the Tube think "No, hang on a minute, I'd better not do this because Britain has a couple of missiles in a submarine somewhere in the North Atlantic"?
Of course not - in this case, the deterrence is an irrelevance.
So what about those other "threats", North Korea and Iran.
Our current missile stock hasn't given them any pause for thought. They're determined to get their own nuclear missiles whether we've got them or not.
And I don't exactly see Spain or Greece screaming out "Jings, North Korea's got the bomb, we'd better get one too!"
No, the only reason for Trident is as a status symbol. It's to make us look like big boys, like taking puffs on a cigarette behind the bike sheds while trying not to throw up.
Unfortunately, everyone else can see that we're no longer part of the big boys' gang, no matter how much we try to bluster.
And £70 billion is an awful lot to throw away on a penis extension.
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