Prime Minister Theresa May would be prepared to authorise a pre-emptive nuclear strike, the UK's defence secretary has confirmed. Fallon said: "In the most extreme circumstances, we have made it very clear that you can't rule out the use of nuclear weapons as a first strike." Speaking during a Commons debate on the renewal of the nuclear programme last year, May said she is personally prepared to give the green light to a nuclear strike that would kill 100,000 innocent men, women and children to cries of disbelief. He added: "I have made clear there would be no first use of it and that any use of nuclear weapons would be a disaster for the world." Presenter Nick Robinson offered a list of senior military figures who have said the Trident programme is completely useless.
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Theresa May would be willing to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against a country thinking of attacking the UK, Michael Fallon has said. The Defence Secretary refused to spell out when a first strike might be necessary but lauded the Trident nuclear deterrent as essential to the safety of Britain. "In the most extreme circumstances we have made it very clear that you can't rule out the use of nuclear weapons as a first strike," he told Radio 4's Today programme. Asked for the Tory position on firing nuclear warheads this morning, Mr Fallon said leaving "uncertainty" in the mind of an enemy was key. Mr Fallon branded the Labour leader's comments "staggeringly irresponsible" and said he would "put the security of our country at risk immediately as he was elected".
Theresa May would fire Britain's nuclear weapons as a 'first strike' if necessary, the Defence Secretary has said. "In the most extreme circumstances, we have made it very clear that you can't rule out the use of nuclear weapons as a first strike," Mr Fallon said. "The Labour party is very clear we are committed to a credible nuclear credibility at the minimum end of the scale. That is Labour party policy and it will be in the manifesto," Mr Gwynne said. Speaking to BBC Radio Four's Today programme, Mr Fallon said voters tempted by Labour had been left "completely unsure as to what would actually happen to our nuclear deterrent".
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Michael Fallon: Theresa May willing to launch pre-emptive nuclear strike
Theresa May would be willing to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against a country thinking of attacking the UK, Michael Fallon has said. The Defence Secretary refused to spell out when a first strike might be necessary but lauded the Trident nuclear deterrent as essential to the safety of Britain. "In the most extreme circumstances we have made it very clear that you can't rule out the use of nuclear weapons as a first strike," he told Radio 4's Today programme. Asked for the Tory position on firing nuclear warheads this morning, Mr Fallon said leaving "uncertainty" in the mind of an enemy was key. Mr Fallon branded the Labour leader's comments "staggeringly irresponsible" and said he would "put the security of our country at risk immediately as he was elected".
Theresa May would fire UK's nuclear weapons as a 'first strike', says Defence Secretary Michael Fallon
Theresa May would fire Britain's nuclear weapons as a 'first strike' if necessary, the Defence Secretary has said. "In the most extreme circumstances, we have made it very clear that you can't rule out the use of nuclear weapons as a first strike," Mr Fallon said. "The Labour party is very clear we are committed to a credible nuclear credibility at the minimum end of the scale. That is Labour party policy and it will be in the manifesto," Mr Gwynne said. Speaking to BBC Radio Four's Today programme, Mr Fallon said voters tempted by Labour had been left "completely unsure as to what would actually happen to our nuclear deterrent".
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