Britain might have to use Trident on its enemies unless more is spent on conventional forces, Gavin Williamson warned today. The Defence Secretary raised the spectre of nuclear war as he demanded more investment in the military. In chilling comments aimed at Chancellor Philip Hammond, Mr Williamson said funding for defence was about 'making sure things do not happen'. 'It is sometimes difficult to explain to people that actually investing in our armed forces is all about making sure that things do not happen. 'If we do not have that conventional deterrence and the ability to deter through conventional forces, then what we will find ourselves in is a place that none of us wish to be in and having to turn to the greatest deterrence of them all.'

Source: Daily Mail May 24, 2018 11:25 UTC